Emily Booth

• Startup Law
  • Intellectual Property Protection & NDAs
• Entertainment Law
  • Film,Television and Performing Arts Law
• Intellectual Property
  • Copyright
• Privacy
  • Privacy Act
• Social media & technology
  • Intellectual Property
• Corporations and Companies
  • Company formation

• Holding Redlich

  Senior Associate - Media, Intellectual Property, Corporate and Commercial

  October, 2014 - Present

  Media and Entertainment

  Acting for advertising agencies and production companies including on agreements with key talent, client services agreements, trade promotions, the pre-vetting of advertising material (including copyright, Australian Consumer Law and defamation advice), and providing assistance and advice in relation to Advertising Standards Bureau complaints

  Regulatory

  Acting for various clients in providing advice and corresponding with on clients behalf with various regulators including the ACMA, Privacy Commissioner, Telecommunications Ombudsman, the ACCC and Consumers Affairs Victoria

  Sports Law

  Advising in relation to negotiation of Licence Agreements, Promotion Agreements and drafting and negotiating sponsorship arrangements with sportspersons and clubs as well as brand protection and privacy issues

  Privacy

  Advising various clients in relation to data breaches and privacy obligations, advising on overseas disclosure, handling of complaints made to the organisation or referred from Privacy Commissioner, drafting of privacy policies and processes tailored for the business

  Intellectual Property

  Acting for various clients (both licensees and licensors) in relation to drafting and negotiation of licence agreements, advising on copyright ownership and exploitation, providing advice in relation to trade mark infringements and applications and brand protection strategies

  Commercial Agreements

  Advising in relation to negotiation and drafting of various commercial contracts including Sponsorship Agreements, Services Agreements, Consortium Agreements, Referral Agreements

• M2 Group

  Legal Counsel

  January, 2010 - September, 2014

  As Legal Counsel at M2 I provided timely and proactive legal advice on general commercial, contractual, intellectual property, litigation, trade practices, privacy, regulatory issues and legal risk.

  Marketing: review and approve marketing and consumer communications including provision of advice on Australian Consumer Law, industry Code compliance, copyright and trade mark matters;

  Contracts: review, draft and negotiate both customer a range of commercial agreements - for example services agreements, outsourcing agreements and a range of other agreements presented to the legal team;

  Sales and operations: provide timely and direct advice to the sales and operations channels on a range of issues including unfair contract terms, misleading conduct, unsolicited consumer agreements and privacy law;

  Training: develop and deliver company-wide training on Consumer Law and regulatory matters including regular training to the marketing team on current ACCC hot topics;

  Policy: advocate for the business through participation in industry committees as part of Communications Alliance to aid policy development and advise external stakeholders such as regulators, the Ombudsman and government departments;

  Dispute resolution: provision of advice and management of various litigation and disputes including VCAT matters, escalated Ombudsman complaints and Federal Court matters including liaising with external counsel, attending mediation and preparing evidence.

• Clifford Chance

  Paralegal

  April, 2008 - October, 2009

  Insurance Litigation

• Australian Communications and Media Authority

  Policy Advisor - contract role

  August, 2009 - December, 2009

  Telecommunications regulation

• Cadbury Schweppes

  Law Graduate

  December, 2005 - December, 2007

  Assisting Asia-Pacific Legal Director and Senior Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property

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  Monash University

  Law/ Commerce

  2001 - 2005

Level 8, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia