Data Protection - Asia-Pacific Region
What the Team is Known For
Wotton Kearney has a notable Australasian offering which attracts praise for its cybersecurity practice. Its team regularly assists insurers and their insureds with data breaches, ransomware attacks and other cybersecurity incidents, including incident response management, liability and data loss advice, and regulatory investigations. The firm also possesses a highly regarded insurance practice and is well placed to offer complex coverage advice.
Strengths
"Wotton Kearney have a brilliant understanding of what works for their clients. The team are constantly looking for ways to develop further value-add, which is highly sought after."
"Their experience shows in their effective and efficient advice, which minimises business interruption while meeting regulator requirements."
Work Highlights
Wotton Kearney advised an IT provider to city councils on incident response, privacy obligations and forensic investigations after experiencing a cyber incident by an unknown malicious third party, which affected the IT infrastructure of several public institutions in Australia.
Notable practitioners
Kieran Doyle and Joseph Fitzgerald head the firm's cyber departments in Australia and New Zealand respectively, and are key contacts.
