Presenters

Rebecca Dunn, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
Rebecca is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Tech & IP group and an experienced litigator in intellectual property and media law. She specialises in copyright, defamation, trade mark litigation, and Australian Consumer Law, with particular expertise in the online space. Her enforcement work spans national and international clients in the film and music industries, and she has litigated in the Supreme and Federal Courts, including at the High Court of Australia. Rebecca serves as President of the Communications and Media Law Alliance and is a member of several professional societies. She holds a Bachelor of Law (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle, and a Master of Research focused on social media law and democracy.


Sonia Borella, Director, Borella Buchanan Pty Ltd
Sonia Borella is a Media, Entertainment, and Corporate Lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the film and television industry. Since 2016, she has also worked as a Producer and Executive Producer, recently contributing to Gracie Otto’s Seriously Red and serving as principal Consultant on George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing. A former Partner at Holding Redlich, Sonia chaired the firm's national media, entertainment, and technology group and has been actively involved with Ausfilm and Screen Producers Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University, a Master of Laws from the University of New South Wales, and has studied film at UCLA.

Presenters

Rebecca Dunn, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
Rebecca is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Tech & IP group and an experienced litigator in intellectual property and media law. She specialises in copyright, defamation, trade mark litigation, and Australian Consumer Law, with particular expertise in the online space. Her enforcement work spans national and international clients in the film and music industries, and she has litigated in the Supreme and Federal Courts, including at the High Court of Australia. Rebecca serves as President of the Communications and Media Law Alliance and is a member of several professional societies. She holds a Bachelor of Law (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle, and a Master of Research focused on social media law and democracy.


Sonia Borella, Director, Borella Buchanan Pty Ltd
Sonia Borella is a Media, Entertainment, and Corporate Lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the film and television industry. Since 2016, she has also worked as a Producer and Executive Producer, recently contributing to Gracie Otto’s Seriously Red and serving as principal Consultant on George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing. A former Partner at Holding Redlich, Sonia chaired the firm's national media, entertainment, and technology group and has been actively involved with Ausfilm and Screen Producers Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University, a Master of Laws from the University of New South Wales, and has studied film at UCLA.