{has_more=false, offset=2, total=2, results=[{hs_object_id=19493301149, name=Kieran Smark SC, 153 Phillip Barristers, bio=Kieran Smark was admitted as a barrister in 1991 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2007. He practices in defamation and commercial law and has appeared in many trials and appeals in those areas. He also advises in relation to equity, property and intellectual property matters., id=19493301149}, {hs_object_id=19516610379, name=Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director, Law & Cyber Pty Limited, bio=Simone Herbert-Lowe is the founding director of Law & Cyber, which provides legal services and risk mitigation advice to professional firms and other businesses. Simone provides cyber risk education seminars and advises companies impacted by cyber events, including acting as insurance claims advocate and in dispute resolution. Simone has written extensively in the area of cyber risk and professional responsibility, with articles featured in the Law Society of NSW Journal, the Australasian Law Management Journal and numerous Lawcover publications. She has presented on cyber risk for lawyers and conveyancers at ALPMA’s 2019 Annual Summit, the Law Society of NSW FLIP conference, and conferences and webinars hosted by Lawcover, PEXA, the Australian Institute of Conveyancers (NSW) and the Law Societies of Western Australia and Tasmania. Most recently she has written Cyber Risk for Lawyers, an online course providing one hour of CPD available at https://www.lawandcyber.com.au/cyber-cpd. Before founding Law & Cyber, Simone was the Senior Claims Solicitor and then Manager of Strategy and Innovation at Lawcover, where she also sat on the company’s cyber risk committee. During her time at Lawcover she managed more than 2000 notifications from insured law firms, and authored numerous articles and claims prevention courses for lawyers. Before joining Lawcover Simone worked in private legal practice for two medium sized firms specialising in insurance litigation. In 2016 Simone was awarded the Australian Graduate School of Management’s Wanbil Lee prize for ethical leadership in business., id=19516610379}]}

{has_more=false, offset=2, total=2, results=[{hs_object_id=19493301273, name=Haroon Hassan, Barrister & Mediator, List G Barristers, id=19493301273}, {hs_object_id=19493301290, name=Mark Vincent, Principal, Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers Pty Limited, bio=Mark is a Principal at Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers with more than three decades of experience in technology and intellectual property law. Mark litigates intellectual disputes and his advice on licensing, commercialisation, data protection, intellectual property law and strategy also provides clients with clarity and direction, often in complex areas of both law and technology. Mark advises clients on strategies to manage, commercialise and protect data assets. Mark’s expertise in the area of technology based commercial agreements, cloud computing and data protection is highly sought after by clients., id=19493301290}]}

{has_more=false, offset=2, total=2, results=[{hs_object_id=19493301331, name=John N West KC, Mediator and Arbitrator, 7 Wentworth Selborne, bio=John has maintained a wide-ranging practice throughout his career appearing in Courts of first instance, at intermediate and appellate level, and in the High Court of Australia. He has regularly appeared in both State and Federal Courts and tribunals in NSW and across Australia. While the bulk of his work over many years has been in the commercial area, he has also developed a substantial speciality in industrial law and employment law generally. In this latter area he has appeared in many leading cases involving the Australian mining industry, the transport industry, and also in the Waterfront dispute. John appeared in the HIH Royal Commission and also in the Glenbrook Rail Inquiry. His work in commercial arbitration includes the lengthy proceedings consequent upon the closure of the submarine re-fit program at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, and also in international arbitrations. He has also considerable experience in coronial inquiries involving, for example, the aftermath of a collapse in a metalliferous mine. For some 10 years John has practised in commercial mediation both as counsel and more regularly as mediator in a broad range of matters involving such diverse fields as alleged breaches of directors duties, disputes concerning franchise agreement and other contractual disputes of various types including financing contracts, employment contracts, leases, and building and construction contracts. John has been an active member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association over many years, culminating in his appointment as Regional Co-ordinator for the Asia Pacific region from 2011 to 2013. As well as Arbitration, John has recently been recognised in Doyles guides latest Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Senior Counsel – NSW, 2019 and Leading Employment Law Senior Counsel – Australia, 2020, id=19493301331}, {hs_object_id=19516610564, name=Elise Margow, Principal, Legally Speaking, bio=Elise Margow, founder and principal, understands the commercial needs of a business, legally speaking. Having worked in the corporate sector for 13 years in telecommunications and financial services, Elise knows how legal departments function. This builds on her time in practice at various law firms. She has broad legal and business expertise, being an alumnus of Telstra Corporation Limited and Arnold Bloch Leibler as well as heading up legal teams. In addition to providing a wide range of legal advice to her clients and reducing the legal spend of clients substantially, she has contributed on credit and due diligence committees, is a director of two companies and has company secretarial experience. Elise is an experienced litigator and mediator who over the past 14 years has focused on alternative dispute resolution techniques to assist clients and disputing parties avoid lengthy and expensive court proceedings. She has successfully assisted both her own clients and disputing parties resolve complex disputes using the combination of her litigation and commercial experience together with her pragmatic approach to the resolution of disputes. As a nationally accredited mediator Elise specialises in mediations concerning banking and finance, corporate, commercial, industrial relations and major leasing disputes. Elise is an author of the LexisNexis Australian Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents Sale of Goods, Employment, Banking and Finance and Guarantees and Indemnities sections. Clients gain the benefit of her capabilities in managing new market opportunities for increased revenue, innovative risk mitigation, achieving major cost reductions, negotiating million-dollar transactions and resolving deal breakers. Together with her associates, Elise is able to advise clients on the 'A to Z' of legal management, services and strategies. Elise is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and is registered as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia. She obtained her legal qualifications in South Africa and was admitted as an attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Elise is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Elise was named by The Age Melbourne Magazine as one of the top 100 most passionate, powerful and provocative personalities of 2012., id=19516610564}]}