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Guy

Betar

Principal Lawyer - Corporate & Commercial and Technology
Guy Betar

Guy Betar is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer specialising in technology and IP, with major transaction experience throughout Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.

His experience and expertise encompasses a wide range of corporate and commercial business activities to include the handling of complex corporate transactions, drafting and analysis of all types of commercial agreements, technology and IT, corporate structuring, M&A and financing, all areas of IT/IP law, entertainment and creative industries, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, privacy and communications. Guy has specialist expertise in a number of these areas.

Guy can also draw on his experience in corporate executive management, to quickly understand clients’ businesses and their goals.

Background

Guy joins FCW Lawyers from an in-house national Legal Counsel role responsible for a Fortune 500 organisation’s Australian and New Zealand interests. He has held roles as director, executive manager and senior counsel for major IT companies, and as a commercial partner in Australian law firms.

Experience

Guy’s professional experience includes:

  • Advising on corporate and commercial law issues nationally and internationally, across manufacturing, distribution, supply, business technology, IT, software, communications, data, privacy and special technology businesses.
  • Specialist expertise in drafting and analysis of all types of commercial agreements relating to technology, data, IT, corporate structuring, M&A and financing, all areas of IT/IP law, entertainment and creative industries, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, privacy and communications.
  • Commercial and legal negotiator for national and international organisations.
  • Management of corporate compliance within and outside Australia, including North America, EU, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
  • Regular public speaker and presenter in commercial and legal forums.
Qualifications
  • BA & LLB, University of Sydney