Presenters

Michael Moyes, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Michael’s practice spans a broad range of industries and market sectors – including advertising and marketing, aged care, agriculture, automotive, banking and financial services, competition and antitrust, construction, e-commerce, education, energy, entertainment, fashion, FMCG, food and beverage, health, horticulture, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, publishing, retail, and technology. This wide-ranging knowledge allows him to excel in advising clients on their complex and business critical projects. A common thread across this rich tapestry is that Michael helps clients to find solutions to challenges that lay at the intersection between business, legal, commercial and other considerations. After 20 years practising law and leading teams in Australia and New Zealand, Michael is privileged to be recognised as a market leader in technology law and intellectual property (IP). He is accredited by the world's leading practical qualification provider, in the European General Data Protection Regulation, (GDPR), ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 for both Intellectual property and TMT and ranked in the Chambers and Partners Directory 2021. Michael is also recognised in the World Trademark Review 1000 2022 as a recommended individual for transactions. Michael is a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ).

Kristin Wilson, Senior Associate, Bell Gully
Kristin is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in intellectual property, media law, privacy (including cyber security), and consumer law. She has represented clients in the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and often acts for clients in the context of urgent injunctions. As part of her practice, Kristin advises clients on how best to protect their intellectual property against infringement, and how to respond when a claim of infringement is made against a client or third party. Kristin is also experienced in dealing with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and is a “go to” lawyer in the event of a privacy breach, having assisted large national and international organisations to respond to privacy breaches and manage the aftermath of a breach. On the front-end, Kristin advises clients on how to mitigate the risk of privacy breaches through robust policies and contractual measures, and has assisted several large clients with privacy audits and compliance assessments.