Presenters

Karl Pattenden, Barrister, Key Chambers
Karl was called to the Bar in 2015. He practices across numerous areas of law including bankruptcy & insolvency, building & construction, commercial & civil litigation, contract disputes, corporations, consumer protection, employment & industrial, occupational health and safety, property and commercial leasing disputes, personal injuries and workers compensation, and administrative law. Before coming to the Bar Karl was the principal of Pattenden Law – a litigation practice which specialised in bankruptcy and insolvency, building and construction, and commercial and civil litigation. He appeared as counsel on behalf of clients and other solicitors in various jurisdictions including the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the ACT and NSW. Prior to establishing Pattenden Law Karl was an associate and partner of Gillespie-Jones & Co for nine years where he was responsible for the management and supervision of the commercial dispute resolution/litigation practice. In this capacity he supervised and had the carriage of a variety of commercial and common law litigation matters on behalf of clients and appeared as counsel. Before Gillespie-Jones & Co Karl was employed for five years as a solicitor in a large scale plaintiff’s litigation practice specialising in personal injuries, workers compensation and industrial relations. He also served as principal legal officer for one year with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority where he advised on the prudential supervision of banks, life and general insurance companies and superannuation funds. Before that, Karl was employed for a year in a large defendant/insurance litigation practice. Before becoming a lawyer, Karl was employed by the Department of Defence, Inspector-General’s Division engaged in the review of Commonwealth procurement and outsourcing procedures/contracts together with the management and supervision of multi-disciplined teams investigating matters of significant implication for Defence programs. He was also employed by the Australian Federal Police for a period of fourteen years where he managed, investigated and prosecuted offences throughout Australia.


Annie Hagger, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Annie Haggar is a cybersecurity and technology lawyer based in Canberra, Australia. Annie has 20 years of experience advising government and private sector clients in technology law, enterprise security risk, procurement security considerations, global security regulation, and cybersecurity risk in M&A. Annie has supported clients from start-ups to global Fortune 500 enterprise clients on technology development, product launch, and global regulatory compliance in cybersecurity, as well as complex technology transactions, acquisitions. Annie has also worked as advisor to Australian Commonwealth and State government agencies, including on extended secondment. Prior to joining the firm, Annie founded and was the principal lawyer for a boutique cybersecurity and technology law firm Cyber GC in 2023, advising clients on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure security, security in procurement, and supporting cyber incidents. Annie was awarded the Sole Practitioner of the Year Award and Cyber GC was a finalist for the Boutique Firm of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, 2024. Annie’s deep technical understanding of technology and cybersecurity issues was gained during her 12 years as legal counsel for one of the world’s largest technology companies, Accenture, including 6 years as global legal counsel for its global cybersecurity business. During Annie’s time in this role, Annie supported the acquisition of 14 cybersecurity businesses, led negotiation of world-first ‘everything-as-a-service’ transactions for global clients, and complex multi-tower outsourcing and systems integration projects and some of Australia’s first hyperscale cloud deals.  Annie was awarded the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards General Counsel of the Year, and Lawyers Weekly, Corporate Counsel Awards, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year awards for her work in this role in 2021. Annie has also advised government, critical infrastructure and private sector clients on cybersecurity in procurement, developing tailored precedents, clause-banks, training and resources for legal and procurement teams, and advising on and negotiating complex security service and technology procurements. Annie’s brings to her advice a deep understanding of business at the global and local scale, and provides value beyond traditional ‘legal’ spheres, as trusted advisor and part of the team.

Presenters

Karl Pattenden, Barrister, Key Chambers
Karl was called to the Bar in 2015. He practices across numerous areas of law including bankruptcy & insolvency, building & construction, commercial & civil litigation, contract disputes, corporations, consumer protection, employment & industrial, occupational health and safety, property and commercial leasing disputes, personal injuries and workers compensation, and administrative law. Before coming to the Bar Karl was the principal of Pattenden Law – a litigation practice which specialised in bankruptcy and insolvency, building and construction, and commercial and civil litigation. He appeared as counsel on behalf of clients and other solicitors in various jurisdictions including the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the ACT and NSW. Prior to establishing Pattenden Law Karl was an associate and partner of Gillespie-Jones & Co for nine years where he was responsible for the management and supervision of the commercial dispute resolution/litigation practice. In this capacity he supervised and had the carriage of a variety of commercial and common law litigation matters on behalf of clients and appeared as counsel. Before Gillespie-Jones & Co Karl was employed for five years as a solicitor in a large scale plaintiff’s litigation practice specialising in personal injuries, workers compensation and industrial relations. He also served as principal legal officer for one year with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority where he advised on the prudential supervision of banks, life and general insurance companies and superannuation funds. Before that, Karl was employed for a year in a large defendant/insurance litigation practice. Before becoming a lawyer, Karl was employed by the Department of Defence, Inspector-General’s Division engaged in the review of Commonwealth procurement and outsourcing procedures/contracts together with the management and supervision of multi-disciplined teams investigating matters of significant implication for Defence programs. He was also employed by the Australian Federal Police for a period of fourteen years where he managed, investigated and prosecuted offences throughout Australia.


Annie Hagger, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Annie Haggar is a cybersecurity and technology lawyer based in Canberra, Australia. Annie has 20 years of experience advising government and private sector clients in technology law, enterprise security risk, procurement security considerations, global security regulation, and cybersecurity risk in M&A. Annie has supported clients from start-ups to global Fortune 500 enterprise clients on technology development, product launch, and global regulatory compliance in cybersecurity, as well as complex technology transactions, acquisitions. Annie has also worked as advisor to Australian Commonwealth and State government agencies, including on extended secondment. Prior to joining the firm, Annie founded and was the principal lawyer for a boutique cybersecurity and technology law firm Cyber GC in 2023, advising clients on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure security, security in procurement, and supporting cyber incidents. Annie was awarded the Sole Practitioner of the Year Award and Cyber GC was a finalist for the Boutique Firm of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards, 2024. Annie’s deep technical understanding of technology and cybersecurity issues was gained during her 12 years as legal counsel for one of the world’s largest technology companies, Accenture, including 6 years as global legal counsel for its global cybersecurity business. During Annie’s time in this role, Annie supported the acquisition of 14 cybersecurity businesses, led negotiation of world-first ‘everything-as-a-service’ transactions for global clients, and complex multi-tower outsourcing and systems integration projects and some of Australia’s first hyperscale cloud deals.  Annie was awarded the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards General Counsel of the Year, and Lawyers Weekly, Corporate Counsel Awards, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year awards for her work in this role in 2021. Annie has also advised government, critical infrastructure and private sector clients on cybersecurity in procurement, developing tailored precedents, clause-banks, training and resources for legal and procurement teams, and advising on and negotiating complex security service and technology procurements. Annie’s brings to her advice a deep understanding of business at the global and local scale, and provides value beyond traditional ‘legal’ spheres, as trusted advisor and part of the team.