Practice Expertise
- Technology
- Telecommunications
Areas of Practice
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Commercial Law
Profile
Sonya is a Special Counsel in our Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team with expertise in data, technology, telecommunications, outsourcing and complex projects. This includes advising on procurement processes, privacy, cyber security, and the Reserve Bank’s BS11 Outsourcing Policy that applies to large banks. Sonya also advises on general commercial matters.
Clients describe Sonya as a positive, proactive and focused business partner whose work product is high quality, thorough and delivered on time. They note her organisational skill, tenacity, and ability to analyse and find practical solutions to multi-dimensional problems, as well as her collaborative approach.
Prior to joining MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Sonya worked for other major law firms in New Zealand and in-house for large international corporates in the United Kingdom.
Clients describe Sonya as a positive, proactive and focused business partner whose work product is high quality, thorough and delivered on time. They note her organisational skill, tenacity, and ability to analyse and find practical solutions to multi-dimensional problems, as well as her collaborative approach.
Prior to joining MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Sonya worked for other major law firms in New Zealand and in-house for large international corporates in the United Kingdom.
Bar Admissions
New Zealand
Education
BA, Victoria University of Wellington
LLB, Victoria University of Wellington
Areas of Practice
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Commercial Law
Articles
Blockchain in The Agri Sector
By Sonya Forbes |July 2018
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