Tom advises on complex contracts in the financial services, retail and technology sectors.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
A multinational telecommunications company on its multi-year €1.5 billion collaboration with Infosys, as part of which which Infosys will operate and develop further the telecommunications company’s entertainment and connectivity platforms;
A global financial institution on its provision of custodial and fund administration services to a multinational insurance company under a global outsource agreement;
A UK wealth manager in relation to its co-development (and subsequent licensing) of a novel lending advisory platform;
A financial institution on its £390m acquisition of the Embark Group.
A global retail company on it £181m sale of its Polish supermarket business to Salling Group A/S.
Pro bono
Advising an indigenous land council on the protection of copyright works created by local artists.
Advising Australian Mardi Gras parade organizers in relation to police harassment of parade participants.
Representing two asylum seekers in Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal proceedings in relation to the grant of protection visas.
Advising the Jane Goodal Institute on IP issues including the protection and licensing of its material IP rights.
Published Work
- Tom Platt, 2016, “Stalemate Over Chess Broadcast Rights”, CAMLA Communications Law Bulletin, Volume 35, No 4.
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Admitted as a Solicitor (NSW, Australia) 2015
Awards
- Australian Lawyers Weekly ‘30 under 30’ Intellectual Property, Winner, 2019
Qualifications
Admissions
Courts
Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2015
Academic