Peter Leonard, Partner at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers

Peter Leonard is a Partner at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers and leads the Australian data and content practice. He was recently voted by Sydney technology lawyers as ‘Sydney Information Technology Lawyer of the Year for 2017’ as awarded by Best Lawyers International and rated by Best Lawyers as leading in the areas of Commercial Law, Defamation and Media Law, Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law and Telecommunications Law. Peter participates in the IoT Alliance Executive Council and chairs its Open Data and Privacy work stream. The IoT Alliance is Australia’s peak body bringing together industry and governments to address issues affecting IoT adoption and implementation.

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Data Privacy Insights

Australian Privacy Regulation Hits Hyperdrive

March 21, 2016

The evolution of Australian legislation around the issue of privacy and data protection continues to gain momentum. Peter Leonard, a Partner at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers in Sydney leads us through some of the developments that are affecting these important issues in Australia.

Australian Privacy Regulation Hits Hyperdrive

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