Minter Ellison
With offices across Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney, Minter Ellison offers national expertise to its client base, which includes governmental bodies, financial institutions and companies operating in the energy, aviation, telecoms, media and education sectors. Leadership is shared between Nicholas Pascoe, who advises clients on ICT matters across the public and private sectors; Paul Kallenbach, head of cyber law and data privacy; and Amanda Story, whose work is backed by 18 years of experience advising on tech procurement within the government sector. Kylie Diwell is another key practitioner in the team.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'The team at Minters understand our business requirements very well and also understand the technical and operational aspects of telecommunications. Continuity of service provides a real advantage.'
- 'Kylie Diwell provides excellent legal and business advice and always responds very promptly.'
Key clients
- The State of Victoria (acting through the Department of Treasury & Finance)
- Colonial First State
- NCS Group
- Suncorp Group
- Woolworths
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment
- MedicalDirector (part of Telstra Health)
- Optus Internet
- SingTel Optus
- Qantas
Work highlights
- Advised Colonial First State (CFS) on its arrangements with wealth platform provider FNZ for the development and operation of a new technology platform.
- Advised the Department of Education, Skills and Employment on its sourcing of a national cloud-based, scalable, stable and reusable enterprise information system.
- Advised the Victorian Government on its Emergency Management Operational Communications (EMOC) Programme for nearly 20 years.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicholas Pascoe, Paul Kallenbach, Amanda Story