Cyber Security Collaboration from Industry Leaders
The Cyber Alliance Group is a collaboration between DMAW Lawyers, Digital Trace Australia & Comunet to provide comprehensive and industry leading cyber security services.
Whether it’s IT, Cloud or Cyber Security Consulting, Custom Application Development or IT Infrastructure and Managed IT Services, Comunet can leverage technology to get you to your business goals. Our developers, engineers, project managers and analysts have the skills and experience to improve your business with the right technology and processes. Learn about what we do, and hear from our clients on why they work with us.
Neil Slipper
Head Of Cyber
Neil has over 17 years experience in the IT industry, and has been with Comunet since 2014. He has a background in security and communications, and has held a number of leadership and ICT Management roles. Heading up the Cyber Department, Neil is a qualified Lead Auditor in ISO standards 9001 / 27001, Prince 2 Project Management, ISC2 CISSP, and is AWS Solutions Architect certified. Neil provides cyber advisory services to a range of organisations including aviation, local government, legal, medical, Not-for-Profits and manufacturing.
Ron Wightman
Senior Cyber Consultant
Ron is a highly motivated cyber
security professional with over 25 years
industry experience.
Specialising in the governance, risk,
compliance, and technical analysis of
complex systems, he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).
Digital Trace Australia is a specialist consultancy delivering digital forensics and e-discovery services for civil, commercial and criminal defence related matters.
We leverage 20+ years digital forensics experience in law enforcement, restructuring and insolvency, litigation support and IT service environments to provide reliable advice in support of your matters.
Briston Talbot
Director
Briston Talbot is responsible for the management and delivery of Digital Evidence Management services, including digital forensics and e-discovery since 2007. Briston's experience includes investigations of corporate fraud, financial crime, intellectual property theft and cyber security breaches.
Mar Noordin
Director
Mar Noordin has 14+ years of experience in the field of digital forensics with an established career in law enforcement and Digital Trace Australia. During this time Mar has achieved many notable outcomes, spanning across operational matters, criminal proceedings, IT infrastructure management, specialist team development and strategic influence.
DMAW Lawyers is a leading South Australian commercial law firm delivering value to businesses since 2002 through our core services of corporate, transactions and disputes.
We are in business to help our clients and people thrive – going beyond, creating opportunities, and achieving outcomes. These are hallmark traits that are best evidenced by the quality of our clients and our long-standing relationships with them.
Paul Dugan
Principal
Paul is a principal in DMAW's disputes practice. Paul has extensive experience in:
- industrial relations and workplace law – from executive contracts and workplace agreements and policies to industrial disputes, dismissals, bullying, harassment and discrimination investigations and claims and discrimination payment claims and post termination restraints;
- risk management advice and the investigation and resolution of corporate, commercial and insurance issues and disputes;
- advice and representation of clients in competition and consumer law matters including ACCC inquiries, ACCC proceedings, merger and acquisition clearances and ACCC authorisations;
- privacy, data and cyber/information security and response;
- insolvency administrations –including investigations, pursuit of recoveries and the rights and obligations of insolvency practitioners, debtors, creditors, directors and shareholders.
In addition to his experience in private practice, Paul has also provided in-house advice and worked as a senior lawyer with ASIC. He is able to draw upon this experience in developing strategies to assist clients.
Tasha Naige
Principal
Tasha is a principal in DMAW Lawyers’ transactions team. She has acted on a number of significant major projects for clients, including restructures, sales of business and other assets, and legal due diligence.
Tasha has in depth experience providing compliance advice for clients operating in highly regulated industries, ranging from superannuation funds and financial services clients to charities and not-for-profits.
Tasha regularly advises clients on complex outsourcing arrangements, supply and procurement arrangements, service agreements, information technology agreements and privacy laws.
She has undertaken multiple secondments with large organisations and has a wealth of experience in providing commercial and contractual advice.
Lachlan Chuong
Associate
Lachlan is an associate in our disputes team. Lachlan works on a wide range of disputes for a broad range of corporate clients across a variety of industry sectors.
Lachlan practices extensively in the area of workplace law and advises clients in relation to a wide range of industrial relations and employment law matters, including with respect to employee entitlements, termination of employment.
Lachlan also is involved in advising clients in relation to large scale property developments and construction disputes.
Lachlan has a particular interest in startup businesses and is passionate about assisting startups to achieve their long-term business goals and advises clients with respect to protecting their digital information and other cybersecurity issues.