TMT: Telecommunications | Asia-Pacific

Peter Waters retains his reputation as one of the leading experts across the full range of telecommunications issues, not only in Australia but also internationally. He continues to contribute the insights acquired in his many years' experience in the area to key practice mandates. He is based in Sydney.

Renae Lattey is based in Melbourne and advises market-leading telecommunications industry players on a comprehensive range of transactional, broader commercial and regulatory matters, bringing to her work a particularly deep familiarity with issues in the domestic, regional and global telecoms market. She offers noted experience acting for both private and public sector clients in transactional and regulatory interactions between government bodies and telecoms service providers.

Cheng Lim has a noted track record in the representation of leading telecoms and technology providers in key transactional and regulatory mandates. Based in Melbourne, he is also a prominent adviser on data privacy and cybersecurity questions.

James North is based in Sydney and, in addition to well-known work on behalf of leading Australian telecoms carriers, is active on transactional and contentious mandates across the IT and telecoms spectrum.

Gavin Smith is based in Sydney and advises on both IT and telecommunications-related issues, being particularly well known for his expertise in the digital acceleration field where these often intersect.

Martyn Taylor is based in Sydney and is regularly identified as one of Australia's most accomplished telecommunications lawyers, operating across the full transactional, advisory and contentious spectrum. He is particularly well regarded in the market for his regulatory expertise.

Rachael Lewis is based in Canberra and stands out both for her extensive experience in the handling of telecommunications sector transactional mandates and for her in-depth familiarity with the telecoms regulatory environment.

Thomas Jones is a highly experienced, Sydney-based handler of telecommunications sector mandates who advises service providers on numerous aspects of the development of new projects. He is particularly well known for his mastery of regulatory issues.

Damien Bailey of King & Spalding offers telecommunications sector expertise which covers not only the Australian market but also those of Asia and the Middle East. His experience advising on major transactional and contractual mandates stretches back more than 20 years and embraces work for both public and private sector clients. He is based in Sydney.

Mark Feetham is well known for his work in the telecommunications space, where he advises on a wide range of contractual, regulatory and competition-related matters, including the rollout of 5G technology, large-scale customer agreements and privacy issues.

Shane Barber advises prominently on telecommunications issues, acting for some of Australia's leading service providers in that sphere and offering especially well-honed expertise where cross-border mandates or the regulatory aspects of network rollout projects are concerned. He is based in Sydney.