Anthony Lloyd

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Anthony has international experience in IT related aspects of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and divestitures. He has particular expertise in the separation and integration of businesses with particular focus on IT and supply chain aspects and transitional services arrangements.

Anthony has been advising on cloud computing transactions for many years, including IAAS, PAAS and SAAS. He has advised on projects involving public and private clouds and has particular expertise in assisting clients to understand and successfully navigate cloud issues in complex and multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments.

Anthony is often involved in assisting his clients to commercialise technology and has assisted many US based clients in expanding their businesses and commercialising their technology in many parts of Asia including China.

Anthony has played key roles on IT, procurement and commercial aspects of many of the firm's corporate transactions such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and divestitures. He also has significant commercial experience on a wide range of commercial contracts across a range of industries, particularly in financial services, aviation, energy and resources, and telecommunications.

As part of his TMT practice Anthony advises on disputes related to TMT transactions, particularly in relation to complex systems development and integration, software licensing and outsourcing relationships.

Anthony has a particular expertise in putting in place global technology arrangements for international companies. He has structured new arrangements and restructured existing ones for clients headquartered in the US, UK, Europe and many parts of Asia. He has also advised clients on numerous cross-border transactions around Asia including a particular focus on Hong Kong and China.

Anthony advises on all aspects of internet and ecommerce related matters. His experience includes advising on the use of social networking by corporations (including Facebook, Twitter and Second Life), internet based auction businesses and online gaming.

A corporate partner and internationally recognised technology and telecommunications expert, Anthony Lloyd leads the firm's market-leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry group. He has deep commercial experience in a range of major and strategic technology and telecommunications projects and has advised some of the largest projects in the Asia Pacific.

He acts for international corporations primarily in the financial services, energy and resources, aviation and telecommunications sectors acquiring technology and telecommunications systems but also for technology and telecommunications companies, providing him with a strong understanding on the commercial drivers for both sides.

Anthony advises on commercial transactions, often with a technology or telecommunications focus. He specialises in outsourcing, strategic sourcing, and major technology, media and communications projects. He has an internationally recognised reputation, having been instructed to act on technology and outsourcing projects for clients in the US, UK, Europe and Asia, from an Australian base.

Anthony also has particular expertise in assisting US based technology companies expanding their businesses into Asia and on IT related aspects of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and divestitures.

Some long standing clients include SingTel Optus, Qantas, Westpac, Allianz, Aon, Fiserv, and Cathay Pacific.

Anthony is consistently recognised as a leading individual in technology and telecommunications in the major independent legal directories. The 2011 edition of Chambers Global ranks him as a leading TMT practitioner, citing client praise for his "strong commercial understanding and sensitivity to client needs." Anthony is also listed as an expert in Information Technology in the Legal Media Group Guide to the Worlds Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyers.

Anthony has a strong IT background having formerly been a Senior Attorney with IBM Global Services, working for both IBM Australia and IBM GSA on major strategic outsourcing, systems integration, application development and e-business transactions.

Anthony has been a key adviser on pay TV transactions including negotiating content and broadcasting services agreements and has advised on strategic alliances in the media sector.

Anthony is recognised as one of Australia's leading outsourcing lawyers. He has advised on a wide range of outsourcing projects across a number of industries. He has led teams advising on multinational outsourcing projects across Asia and globally. He has particular expertise in restructuring and transforming existing long-term arrangements.

Anthony has advised on privacy and data protection issues in the context of technology and outsourcing arrangements in Australia, Asia and the UK and Europe.

Anthony's experience spans the full spectrum of procurement and supply arrangements from simple to complex, strategic and multi-jurisdictional arrangements. He advises on all stages of the procurement process and is an experienced negotiator.

Anthony has advised on a wide range of telecommunications projects including managed network services, telecommunications outsourcing (for customers and suppliers), wholesale data arrangements, network rollouts, hardware procurement, and OSS/BSS design, development and implementation, and the launch of satellites and the sale of satellite capacity.