Biography:
Sonia has wide ranging experience advising on technology, cyber, telecommunication and general commercial matters.
Sonia specialises in cyber and data resilience advice with particular experience conducting privacy impact assessments and providing privacy advice on new cutting edge technologies as well as advising on complex privacy issues for ‘big data’, consents, cloud-computing, cross-border transfers and data breach laws; intellectual property, including the exploitation and distribution of content across all platforms including apps and drafting and negotiating licence agreements for collaborative research projects; technology, including acting for both suppliers and customers in respect of business process outsourcings and technology procurement; and telecommunications, including representation in regulatory inquiries and advising on strategic policy issues for the digital economy.
Publications
Awards & Recognition
- Cyber Partner of the Year Award, Lawyers Weekly, Partner of the Year Awards, 2024
- Next Generation Partner, Data Protection, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide, 2024
- Partner of the Year (Big Law), Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022
- Women in Excellence Award, Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022
- Next Generation Partner, Data Protection and IT & Telecommunications, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide, 2023
Memberships
- Law Society of New South Wales
Professional Organisation
Law Society of New South Wales
Professional Contact
Sonia Sharma, Partner
Tel: 61 2 9291 6143
Email: sonia.sharma@maddocks.com.au