Herbert Smith Freehills Hires DLA Piper's Australia Head of Technology
Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired DLA Piper's Australia head of technology as a partner in Sydney.
Peter Jones, who will make the move in June, specializes in technology contracting and outsourcing arrangements, including regulatory and privacy-related issues.
In 2016, he advised Brisbane-based gambling company Tatts Group Ltd. and subsidiary Maxgaming Pty. Ltd. on a $150 million licensing arrangement from the New South Wales state government to operate a centralized system that monitors all gambling machines in New South Wales.
Before joining DLA Piper in 2014, Jones practiced at local firm Gilbert + Tobin for 15 years, the last eight years as a partner.
Jones joins Herbert Smith Freehills' technology, media and telecommunications practice, which is increasingly leading corporate and commercial transactions where there is a technology or innovation element, said Herbert Smith Freehills' corporate head Carolyn Pugsley in a statement.
Herbert Smith Freehills has more than 50 technology, media and telecoms lawyers based in Australia.