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Daniel Thompson

Dan is a technology and telecommunications lawyer at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Dan has significant experience advising large enterprise on technology procurement, and frequently negotiates high value IT deals with Indian technology companies. Dan has worked closely with business start-ups and disruptive technology, including in the fields of blockchain and cryptocurrency, and has been instrumental in developing his firm’s engagement strategy with the Australian start-up community. Dan also advises clients on cyber security, including in respect of the roles of management and legal in ensuring best practice cyber resilience for large enterprise and government, and has given numerous presentations on the topic. Dan has held a long standing interest in India having lived in the country for approximately 8 months in 2008, where he worked for an NGO in New Delhi.