Maddocks promotes two TMT lawyers in Sydney
25 July 2023
Maddocks has announced its promotions for 2023, including two new TMT-focussed partners to bolster its corporate and commercial practice.
Ooma Khurana advises public and private sector clients in information technology, consumer markets and telecommunications sectors, particularly in relation to regulatory compliance and technology. She has advised on regulatory compliance in particular telecommunications, consumer protection, trade practices, privacy and competition law issues and also advises on procurement and general commercial contracts, including outsourcings, hardware, software licensing, telecommunications services, data protection and privacy, digital advertising and marketing and cloud services contracting, including IaaS, SaaS and PaaS. She has been advising local governments on Australian and New South Wales-specific privacy, surveillance and freedom of information laws, including advice in relation to WiFi tracking and analytics, GPS tracking, use of CCTV, use of wearable tracking devices for employees, workplace surveillance, privacy policies and privacy impact assessments.
Greg Palumbo has broad expertise advising on technology, media, intellectual property, hospitality, travel, privacy, sports law and general commercial matters. As a former in-house counsel for a global hospitality company, he adopts a uniquely commercial perspective to address his client’s business needs. He specializes in technology, including licensing agreements, cloud services agreements, outsourcing agreements and procurement agreements; hospitality and travel, including distribution agreements, sales agreements and loyalty program matters; media, including production agreements, broadcast agreements and content subscription agreements; intellectual property, including licensing agreements, content creation and distribution agreements and the protection and commercialization of intellectual property; partnerships and sponsorships; branding, marketing and advertising; social media; payment systems; booking systems; and privacy, data security and data analytics.
Palumbo has previously practised in-house as the global director and associate general counsel at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and at leading international law firms, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. He is admitted to practice in both New South Wales and New York.