Senior Associate, Wellington
Damien Steel-Baker
Contact DETAILS
- Wellington office
- DDI +64 4 498 7355
- M +64 21 681 433
Profile
Damien specialises in commercial contracting and procurement, with a focus on technology, media and telecommunications (TMT).
His expertise includes advising on a wide range of complex transactions including cloud computing, software development and licensing. He also has broad experience advising on issues such as information security, privacy, and compliance with public sector procurement and ICT obligations.
Prior to working for Buddle Findlay Damien worked for a large government department for seven years. Damien has extensive experience in the practical application of legal advice and is focussed on ensuring effective and usable outcomes for his clients, in addition to legal compliance and risk management.
Work highlights
Advising the Department of Internal Affairs
in its establishment of a framework agreement with Oracle through which all government agencies can purchase Oracle licences
Providing advice to a State Owned Enterprise
on a multi million dollar machinery and associated software procurement
Advising a Crown Entity
on cloud hosting and support for one of New Zealand's largest databases of personal information
Advising on software licensing
including the government's framework agreement with Microsoft
Advising on cloud computing issues
such as off-shore hosting of core business systems in Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, data protection, security, and regulatory compliance
Negotiating and drafting complex technology agreements
including for cloud computing, system build and configuration, support agreements, and outsourcing
Alternate contacts
Amy Ryburn
Partner, Wellington
Amy specialises in commercial contracting and procurement, with a particular focus on technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), i…
- DDI +64 4 462 0904
- M +64 21 242 5889