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Baker McKenzie

TMT: IT & Telecommunications

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia

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Baker McKenzie offers a standalone full service TMT practice with an enviable list of clients, local, regional and global for whom the TMT practice is gateway into the Firm. We have a particular strength in the TMT, Healthcare, datacentres, cybersecurity & data protection sectors.

Our clients operate in a variety of industries and include large multinational technology and telecommunications companies, data centre providers, social media and digital infrastructure companies, device manufacturers, healthcare companies, innovative power corporations, private equity investors, large supermarket and grocery chains and global luxury brands.

We provide practical, pragmatic and commercial advice and solutions across the full range of TMT work from complex business transformations, data protection, cybersecurity, blockchain, artificial intelligence and digital disruption, regulatory compliance, high-end disputes to corporate transactions where technology and data increasingly are the driving force for acquisitions.  

We continue to have a strong practice advising on complex technology transactions for both service providers and customers. These transactions reflect the rapid digital transformation occurring across most industries and range from applications development and system integration services to large business process outsourcings and transformational deals redesigning the technology platforms and infrastructure of the business to achieve cost reductions. 

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TMT: IT & Telecommunications - Australia

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The Baker McKenzie team's membership of a full-service, global network supports deep expertise in the handling of regulatory, contractual and disputes matters for prominent international technology companies and telecommunications providers and the implementation of multi-jurisdictional privacy, data protection and cybersecurity solutions. The practice also offers specialised telecoms infrastructure project, e-commerce and online communications knowledge and is adept at advising clients on blockchain and cryptocurrency matters. The media team, in addition to hosting a well-regarded defamation practice, acting for significant international entrants and established Australian publishers and news groups, advises on media industry M&A transactions and the establishment of new online content delivery arrangements, including online copyright issues.

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Strengths

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  • Bakers provides a 360-degree service and is able readily to supply subject matter experts in a range of fields to complement any primary matter on which they are advising.

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  • They are easy to deal with and provide advice which is clear and concise and which consistently takes into account their knowledge of the client and its business.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrew Stewart
    Andrew Stewart

    Andrew Stewart

    Andrew Stewart is widely acknowledged in the media space. Notable for the varied range of media organisations he acts for, he offers especially focused expertise in the areas of defamation and copyright enforcement. He is based in Sydney.

    • An invaluable adviser on editorial legal issues with an in-depth and broad experience.

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    • Andrew is an excellent lawyer. He is focused and dedicated to his cases. He has great strategic vision and knows how to run both small and large matters.

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  • Adrian Lawrence
    Adrian Lawrence

    Adrian Lawrence

    Adrian Lawrence is based in Sydney and advises clients on major transactional, product launch and partnership arrangements, bringing to his work the insights of a published authority on the law relating to digital and online matters.

    • Adrian is a pleasure to work with. He's calm, knowledgeable and extremely established, with credible experience in his area. He's one of the best.

      TMT: IT & Telecommunications respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Adrian is in my view one of the mostly talented TMT lawyers in Australia. He combines excellence in legal knowledge with a high degree of commercial acumen and is on human level thoroughly delightful.

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