Data breaches, outsourcing, procurement, and regulatory telecommunications issues remain cornerstones of the practice at Maddocks. In Sydney, Brendan Tomlinson is vastly experienced in IT transactions, and Canberra-based Caroline Atkins is knowledgeable of vendor contracts. Working out of Melbourne, Robert Gregory is informed in competition law, while in Sydney, Sonia Sharma and Greg Palumbo are skilled at privacy issues. Jeff Goodall is well-versed in technology procurement, Ooma Khurana is experienced in cybersecurity threats, and Vicki Howe excels at cloud issues. In Melbourne, Andrew Whiteside and Canberra-based Patrick Collins are a key port of call for public sector entities.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The Maddocks team is capable, commercial, and calibrated. They can hone in on the items important to their client and provide advice in an easy-to-understand manner, distilling complex concepts into simple language for our commercial leads to appreciate the risks.'
- ‘We have used several Maddocks teams, and all of their teams have been responsive, provided pragmatic legal advice, and have an excellent understanding of the government sector as well as their area of practice. The IT & Technology team, led by Rob Gregory, has been excellent in this regard. They understand our needs extremely well, which is especially important to us as our organization is not large and has a unique profile in terms of experimentation and use of technology in our business.’
Key clients
- NSW Ministry of Health (eHealth NSW)
- Dymocks
Work highlights
- Advised the NSW Ministry of Health on all legal aspects of the procurement process and contract negotiations, for the $2billion Single Digital Patient Record.
- Advised Aristocrat on all aspects of the trial of the digital wallet, including negotiating with various stakeholders including Banktech Group, GeoComply (US based) and the NSW Government.