Bio

Lisa Fitzgerald is a partner in the Corporate practice at Lander & Rogers and co-head of the firm's Digital Economy practice. In addition to general commercial, corporate and regulatory work, Lisa specialises in technology, media, telecommunications, privacy, cyber security and intellectual property rights. Lisa’s practice covers all aspects of technology, media, telecommunications, data, privacy and intellectual property rights, with a focus on emerging technologies, data services and cyber security. With over two decades of experience as a leading lawyer at top tier firms, Lisa’s experience includes advising established global businesses and scale-ups in multiple sectors ─ from technology to financial services, wholesale and retail markets to the health sector, in Australia and the UK. Lisa's expertise extends to cross-border transactions and global expansion into domestic and international markets, and encompasses regulatory compliance (including the Consumer Data Right, the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme, Part IIIA of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) relating to credit reporting, prudential standards including CPS 234 and the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth)), Australian Consumer Law, corporate governance, directors' duties, product launches (including IoT), intellectual property, wholesale and retail supply. Lisa is a former High Court Associate to the Hon Ken Hayne AC KC, served as Acting Chief Privacy Officer for a major bank, is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Councillor on its Victorian State Council. Lisa also sits on the Media and Communications Committee of the Law Council of Australia and the CEDA Business Dynamism and Competitiveness Member Advisory Committee and has served as a non-executive director for a global software company.