Episodes
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Explore the latest trends and insights in technology deals across the APAC region with our sixth episode focusing on the dynamic world of Fintech. Join Malika Chandrasegaran, along with Charlotte Henry and Michelle Virgiany, experts in financial services and tech regulatory matters, as they delve into the current landscape of Fintech M&A, discussing the shifts in activity over the past year due to post-COVID adjustments and regulatory changes. Charlotte and Michelle provide valuable perspectives on the trends seen in Australia and Southeast Asia, highlighting the driving forces behind Fintech M&A. We explore the key sectors and areas attracting investment, including payment functionality, digital lending, wealthtech, and core banking platforms. Charlotte and Michelle share insights into the evolving focus within these sectors, particularly in Southeast Asia where B2B payment gateways and innovative credit-related businesses are gaining traction. Additionally, we discuss alternate strategies and trends driving Fintech across APAC, such as Banking as a Service (BaaS), big tech's role, and innovative partnerships shaping the industry. Charlotte and Michelle share their excitement about the latest tech innovations, from AI advancements to the potential of mind-controlled typing technology.
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In the second part of our TechQuake discussion, Emerging Technology Group co-head Alex Cravero discusses the hottest topic in cutting edge tech: artificial intelligence (AI). Driven by audacious breakthroughs in generative AI such as ChatGPT, triggering an investment boom and anxious debates over social impacts and the potential for fake news, the technology has captured popular imagination. Looking at key industry developments and the emerging regulatory picture, we ask if AI can possibly live up to the hype.
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Rounding off our TechQuake series tackling the high-impact technologies shaking up business and society, our two-part discussion explores the development of a host of emerging tools and platforms in a period in which such advances have often dominated the headlines. Joining forces with our Emerging Technology Group, the discussion looks back on the developments in The Metaverse, Crypto Assets and AI since the series launched a year ago, as well as considering likely future developments in these fast-moving – and often controversial – fields.
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Our competition and regulation experts look at key developments for the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, including two topics particularly relevant to tech companies and insights on the ACCC’s new Chief Economist. Listen in for updates on new scam controls and proposals for a co-regulatory code requiring tech to have greater responsibility for scam safety, and what proposed merger reforms could mean for the sector.
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Join hosts Malika Chandrasegaran, Partner and Mia Harrison Kelf, Senior Associate from our Sydney Corporate M&A team for a discussion with Toby Eggleston, Partner and tax expert from our Melbourne office, on navigating tax related issues that arise when negotiating tech deals. They cover what regulators, such as FIRB and the ATO, are thinking about at the moment, issues such as scrip for scrip rollover, earnouts, retention payments and option schemes, and ways that we are bridging value gaps on tech deals in current markets.
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From contractual to incorporated joint ventures, data sharing arrangements and everything in between, the structures and complexity of tech deals are less likely to follow the traditional M&A or investment path which makes tech an exciting space to be working in. Join our host Mia Harrison-Kelf, Senior Associate in the Sydney Corporate M&A team, for a discussion with Peter Jones, Sydney Telecommunications, Media & Technology Partner, and Jamie McLaren, Corporate M&A Partner based in our Singapore office as they touch on the trends they are seeing across the APAC region and the drivers behind companies seeking out alternative structures.
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Southeast Asia is said to be one of the fastest growing and one of the most active regions for tech deals in the world, so in this episode we’ll be taking a whistle stop tour around the region to talk about some of the key recent trends in tech transactions. Join our host, Malika Chandrasegaran, Corporate M&A Partner, with special guests Vik Tang, Partner and Head of Corporate in our associated Indonesian law firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, and Victor Chiew, Director at our associated Singapore law firm Prolegis, as they discuss digital infrastructure, an increase in M&A deals and cloud hosting, tech companies acquiring banks in Indonesia, and how regulators are keeping up with the changing landscape.
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Grab a coffee (or a peppermint tea) and listen to us discuss some of the latest trends in influencer marketing, the legal risks of using influencer marketing and our top tips for brands operating in this area.
Speaker Info: Hayley Brady, head of media and digital, assists clients on global strategic and innovative arrangements within the media and entertainment and digital sector with a focus on consumer facing brands. Hayley is listed in Legal 500 as a Rising Star lawyer in the fields of (i) film and TV; (ii) computer games; (iii) digital media; and (iv) advertising, and also won the Lawyer Monthly Women in Law 2018 Award for expertise in Tech law. Hayley is referred to in legal directories as ‘extremely personable and bucks the trend of the average senior corporate city lawyer. She is also hugely knowledgeable and has really strong relationships in the media and entertainment industry'.
Jeremy Purton is a senior associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. He specialises in commercial technology matters, covering the development and implementation of new technologies, complex commercial contracting, strategic sourcing projects and technology-driven business transformations. Described by Legal 500 as "highly regarded", Jeremy has worked for a wide range of customer and supply-side clients and is a regular contributor on matters at the intersection between law and technology.
James Balfour is an associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, focusing primarily on media, entertainment and communications law. He advises on a wide range of media and entertainment matters, including advertising and marketing arrangements (including influencer marketing), content acquisition and distribution, production agreements, sports rights and sponsorship deals and gambling and gaming arrangements. He also co-authors the PLC notes "Overview of Broadcast Content Regulation" and “TV (Broadcasting and Internet) Industry Overview”. James has spent time on secondment at British American Tobacco, Wayra and Sky. -
In this episode Rich Woods, Mike Carter and Marsha Williamson discuss what is in store for the Fintech sector in 2021.
They cover the ongoing impact of the Covid crisis, the availability of VC funding, and the potential for further consolidation.
Rich Woods is a senior associate in the corporate team at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, specialising in Fintech. Mike Carter is Executive Chairman of The Money Platform and leads the Article 36H Group at Innovate Finance. Marsha Williamson is Head of Legal at 11:FS. -
Digitalisation Challenges in Singapore
In part 3 of this podcast series on digital transformation, Kenneth Lo and Harry Evans from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) Singapore office (members of HSF's Digital Law Group) discuss the digitalisation challenges in Singapore.
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Singapore's Public & Private Sector push for Digital Transformation and Impact of Digitalisation in Singapore. In part 2 of this podcast series on digital transformation, Kenneth Lo and Harry Evans from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) Singapore office (members of HSF's Digital Law Group) discuss Singapore's public and private sector push for digital transformation. They further discuss whether the take up or impact of digitalisation has been particularly positive.Tune in to learn about how your company can benefit from digitalisation.
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Part 1 - The key considerations and common issues that arise. In Part 1 of this podcast series on Digital Transformation, Yosuke Homma from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) Tokyo office (a member of HSF's Digital Law Group) hosts Natasha Blycha (Global Head of Digital Law) and Susannah Wilkinson (Digital Law Lead APAC) to discuss the common issues that arise in the digital transformation journey for our client organisations – for the business as well as for their internal legal functions.
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In episode 3 of our Tech Disputes podcast series Revolution or evolution?, we take a look at software audit disputes and data licensing disputes. Compliance with software and data licences, which can be at times vague and/or onerous, has long been a problem for legal and compliance departments, and as more and more companies engage in digital transformation, the reliance on third party software and data services is growing across all sectors. This is leading to substantial risk of non-compliance for customers, which will come to light when the vendor exercises its contractual rights to audit licence compliance. Remediating shortfalls can often attract multimillion £ fees and the negotiations between vendors and customers can become fraught and potentially litigious in their own right. This episode explores the way in which these disputes can unfold, and the different approaches and levers each side can look to employ in a contentious audit situation. It also looks at the practical steps customers can take in order to avoid over deployment risks in the first place, both at the contracting stage, and during the contract life cycle. Speakers: Andrew Moir, Heather Newton and Peter Dalton
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In episode 2 of our Tech Disputes podcast series Revolution or evolution? we take a look at trade secrets Disputes – protecting your key business information.
Why are trade secrets an important remedy to be able to rely on? How do you go about protecting trade secrets adequately? How do you enforce your trade secrets?
Innovation needs to happen at a rapid pace. IP rights are key to locking in the investment made in innovation but in the short term, trade secrets can play a very significant role.
The increasing number of questions we have been getting from clients over the past few years on trade secrets has been really noticeable. This has been driven by the need to protect tech innovation and key business information, data and business methods that a company wishes to keep exclusively for themselves. Trade secret theft is becoming an increasing issue, whether mediated by cyber-attacks or employees (or ex-employees).
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Fences and ambulances: Ambulances at the bottom – dealing with when it goes wrong.
The first episode in our latest podcast series "Revolution or evolution? Technology and the changing dispute resolution landscape" takes a look into disputes involving IT contracts (whether relating to major transformational or sourcing programmes or managed services) in three bitesize chunks.
In part 3, we look at legal routes and practical considerations once parties are in dispute.
Speakers: Rachel Lidgate (Partner) Martin Hevey (Senior Associate) Jeremy Purton (Senior Associate)
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Fences and ambulances: Fences at the top – mitigating risk early and often.
The first episode in our latest podcast series "Revolution or evolution? Technology and the changing dispute resolution landscape" takes a look into disputes involving IT contracts (whether relating to major transformational or sourcing programmes or managed services) in three bitesize chunks.
In part two we consider what can be done when contracting to reduce the risk of disputes further down the line and what strategies can assist parties when contentious issues emerge during a project.
Speakers: Rachel Lidgate (Partner) Martin Hevey (Senior Associate) Jeremy Purton (Senior Associate)
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Fences and ambulances: Disputes between IT customers and suppliers.
The first episode in our latest podcast series "Revolution or evolution? Technology and the changing dispute resolution landscape" takes a look into disputes involving IT contracts (whether relating to major transformational or sourcing programmes or managed services) in three bitesize chunks.
In part 1, we discuss the types of disputes we see arising between tech suppliers and customers.
Speakers: Rachel Lidgate (Partner) Martin Hevey (Senior Associate) Jeremy Purton (Senior Associate)
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This month, Dana Kim has invited Kum Sun Kim, corporate attorney at Microsoft Korea who shares her views on diversity in the technology industry and how women can utilize the power of technology to progress in their career.Watch the video version here: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/women-in-tech.
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This month Yana Ivanova has invited one of the prominent figures in the Russian technology sector – Anna Serebryanikova President of the Russian Big Data Association to discuss her opinions on what challenges women face, the opportunities provided, and how women manage complexity in the tech industry today especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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