Presenters

Kevin Lynch, Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery
Kevin is a dispute resolution lawyer specialising in media law. He advises leading media and technology companies in relation to defamation, privacy, legislative restrictions, broadcast regulation, copyright, contractual matters and consumer issues. He also advises on general commercial litigation matters in various courts and tribunals. The 2026 edition of the Legal 500 lists Kevin as a leading individual in media and entertainment, where he is described as having “years of experience, commercial nous and a healthy dose of common sense”. Chambers & Partners 2026 ranks Kevin as a notable practitioner. Kevin has been profiled in Lawyer's Weekly as one of the "senior heavyweights in media law". He is on the Committee of the Communication and Media Lawyers Association and the Media Communications Committee of the Law Council of Australia. Kevin’s publications include articles in LexisNexis Internet Law Bulletin and Privacy Law Bulletin, and the Communications Law Bulletin. He presented a paper on 'Libel Tourism' at the New York State Bar Association Fall Conference and has acted as Chair of the Legalwise Annual Media Law Conference since 2020. Kevin is a regular commentator on legal issues in The AFR, The Australian, the ABC and Sky News. Kevin is recognised as a Leading lawyer in the area of Defamation & Reputation Management in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide rankings (Australia-wide).


Greg Duffy, Partner, Frankel Lawyers
Greg Duffy started as an employed Solicitor with Michael Frankel & Co. Solicitors in 1993. With the inception of Frankel Lawyers he commenced as a Partner with Michael Frankel and Raena Lea-Shannon in 2005. He specialises in Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, particularly in the areas of Film, Television, Literature, Theatre, New Media and Trademarks. Much of his time is spent on development agreements, financing, production and distribution related legal issues and he has a depth of experience in film, television, employment and defamation litigation in the Federal Court, the Supreme, District and Local Courts of New South Wales, and the Fair Work Commission of Australia.