- Outsourcing agreements - Patrick has broad experience in advising clients in a range of outsourcing transactions including acting for Medibank Health Solutions as the provider of medical services to the Department of Defence (2012 - contract value approx $1.3billion), acting for a financial services group acquiring custody and funds administration services; acting for bank acquiring cheque processing services; acting for a third party administrator supplying superannuation funds administration services
- Acted for Microsoft on numerous complex software licensing and long term services agreements. Representative transactions include acting on the whole of Commonwealth government volume licensing agreement (a co-ordinated procurement following the Gershon review of the Australian Government's use of information and communication technology) and on Microsoft's strategic alliance with Telstra (announced 2008)
- Cloud computing, technology and telecommunications services and system implementation contracts - Patrick has acted in many such transactions, often involving mission critical systems or services. In recent years a number of Patrick's clients have replaced on-premises systems with cloud services, and Patrick's role has included advice on regulatory issues arising from such projects, in addition to involvement in the transaction process
- Gaming regulatory advice and transactions - Patrick represented Star City, the operator of the only casino in New South Wales, in their negotiations with the NSW government for the grant to Star City of certain product concessions, exclusivity to November 2019 and revised state duty imposts. The transaction gave Star City sufficient regulatory comfort to justify substantial redevelopment (approx $700m) of the casino. Patrick acted as lead partner advising a bidder for the 40 year NSW lotteries licence. He is actively involved in various transactions in which an understanding of the gaming regulatory environment is essential.
- IT and IP aspects of numerous M&A and project finance transactions, including acting for Echo Entertainment in its demerger from Tabcorp, HBOS in its sale of BankWest and St Andrews to CBA and for the financiers to the NSW Rollingstock consortium
- Privacy advice, including advising on telecommunications privacy issues, spam laws and complaints lodged with the federal Privacy Commissioner and the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal, and
- Internet regulatory advice, including service provider regulation and online advertising and content regulation.
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