Chair
Eli Fisher, Senior Legal Counsel, Paramount
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Cybersecurity Developments
- AI and the effect on cybersecurity
- Government information-sharing proposals
- Supply-chain risks and joint liability for cloud-based data
- Systematic versus human risk
Presented by Paul Forbes, Partner, Baker Mckenzie
Presenters
Eli Fisher, Senior Legal Counsel, Paramount
Eli Fisher, Senior Legal Counsel at Paramount, is a commercial lawyer and adviser specialising in the media, entertainment, and tech industries, focusing on production, content, privacy, cybersecurity, and intellectual property law. He edits the Communications Law Bulletin and serves on the board of the Communications and Media Law Association (CAMLA). Eli is also involved with a charity providing crisis accommodation and support services in Sydney. He earned his Master of Laws with excellence from UNSW, dual-specialising in Media & Technology Law and Innovation Law, and was recognised as the best performing postgraduate student. In 2024, he was named one of Australia’s most influential lawyers by Australasian Lawyer.
Paul Forbes, Partner, Baker Mckenzie
Paul Forbes is a partner at Baker & McKenzie’s Sydney office, specialising in commercial dispute resolution with a focus on information technology and telecommunications. He has represented clients in strategic disputes before state and federal superior courts, addressing issues such as breach of contract, negligence, and trade practices violations. Paul’s extensive experience includes handling disputes over interconnect access arrangements, telecommunications service supply, anti-competitive conduct, government contract procurement, and allegations of copyright infringement involving cloud-based services.
