Our specialist lawyers collaborate with clients to deliver end-to-end services across the full spectrum of cyber, privacy, and technology issues, including incident response, privacy compliance, advisory services and dispute resolution.
With over 20 dedicated lawyers across Australia and New Zealand and an extensive network of supporting lawyers globally, we bring unmatched expertise to every challenge.
Cyber
Wotton Kearney’s expert cyber team works with clients to navigate the complex legal landscape of cybersecurity, providing tailored advice to manage risks, ensure compliance, and minimise exposure during cyber incidents.
The team successfully manages hundreds of incidents each year, including some of Australia’s largest and most complex incidents, offering the assurance of experienced and reliable support.
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Privacy
WK work with clients across various industries to help them address a wide range of privacy concerns, including privacy compliance, data security, and strengthening their privacy posture.
We also assist clients to develop data policies, conduct privacy audits, and ensure regulatory alignment, while our tailored training sessions are designed to upskill teams on key privacy topics.
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Technology
Wotton Kearney offers legal services and support, acting for technology vendors and customers and across both the private and public sector, on all aspects of technology law and related areas, including ICT contracting, commercial contracts, outsourcing, and intellectual property.
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Kieran Doyle
Head of Cyber, Privacy & Technology, Sydney
P: +61 2 8273 9828
E: kieran.doyle@wottonkearney.com
New Zealand
International
We operate a cyber incident response hotline that is monitored 24/7 by our dedicated team of breach response lawyers. By using a lawyer as an incident manager, we can immediately protect key reports and other sensitive communications with your customer and other vendors under legal professional privilege.
(b)REACH – Wotton Kearney’s purpose-built notification service
In a cyber crisis, timely and effective communication is critical to meeting legal obligations, mitigating risks, and maintaining trust across your business.
That’s why we created (b)REACH – a purpose-built notification service designed to streamline the entire process, from crafting tailored email and postal notifications to managing inbound queries.
Click below to find out how (b)REACH could support you.
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Cyber, Privacy & Technology Report
Issue 10 of our Cyber, Privacy & Technology Report is out now. Packed with the latest news, it’s the quarterly go-to for insurers, brokers, and their customers operating in cyber, privacy, and technology sectors across Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Click below to view the report and sign up to our Cyber, Privacy and Technology alerts.
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Recent Work
Acting for organisations in instances of brute force, phishing and Office 365 compromises involving the compromise of data records, requiring potential mandatory notification, handling sensitive communications to customers, and managing reputational risks.
Leading the response to allegations against a large New Zealand technology company in a major data security breach affecting over 1,000 customers. This included coordinating the forensic and PR response and addressing third party contract claims.
Advising insurers and their clients on coverage for first party hacker damage after claims made by small to medium accountancy firms that had files encrypted with ransomware / crypto-locker viruses.
Social engineering, phishing and spear phishing attacks against businesses large and small, including where a supplier or manager is impersonated and the business is fooled into paying money to a fraudulent third party.