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Sarah Butler

Special Counsel - Sydney

Areas of Expertise

Corporate & Commercial Law, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Contact Sarah

+61 2 8083 0498 sarah.butler@holdingredlich.com Connect

Expertise

Sarah is a Special Counsel in Holding Redlich’s Corporate and Commercial group. Sarah's expertise is in intellectual property, transactional and regulatory matters, with a focus on the media, entertainment and technology industries. 

Sarah's clients include broadcasters, technology companies and start-ups, advertising agencies, production companies, consumer brands, government agencies and private equity investors.

Experience

Sarah’s recent experience includes: 

Intellectual Property

Acting for clients (both licensees and licensors), including in relation to:

  • the negotiation and drafting of licence agreements
  • intellectual property ownership and exploitation
  • domestic and international trade mark registration and advice, and trade mark portfolio management (including preparing evidence and submissions in response to examiners' reports)
  • devising reputation and brand protection strategies
  • advice on domain name law.

Media and Entertainment

Acting for advertising agencies, production companies, artists, content distributors and broadcasters, including in relation to:

  • the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements (such as client services agreements and agreements with key talent)
  • the pre-vetting of advertising material (including for copyright, Australian Consumer Law and defamation issues)
  • providing assistance and advice in relation to Ad Standards complaints
  • providing assistance and advice in relation to trade promotions.  

Commercial Agreements

Acting for clients in relation to the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts, including in relation to:

  • sponsorship agreements
  • services agreements
  • distribution agreements
  • referral agreements.

Regulatory

Acting for clients in relation to:

  • matters involving regulatory compliance, approvals and dealings with regulators (including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the NSW Electoral Commission)
  • both the restrictive trade practices and consumer protection provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act.

Corporate Governance

Acting for clients in respect of corporate governance matters, including in relation to:

  • shareholding structures
  • joint venture structures
  • directors’ duties.

Publications

26 April 2023 - Knowledge

Taking a gamble: Proposed reforms to the National Classification Scheme

#Technology, Media & Telecommunications

The federal government has proposed new rules, including for classifying video games with simulated gambling and paid loot boxes, aiming to protect vulnerable players and modernise the National Classification Scheme. How will this impact the industry?

19 April 2023 - Knowledge

How to assess trade mark infringement claims and deceptive similarity

#Intellectual Property

We look at the set of principles used by the High Court in Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8 to assess ‘use as a trade mark’ and ‘deceptive similarity’ in an infringement claim.

09 November 2022 - Knowledge

The importance of controlling third party use of your trade mark

#Intellectual Property

In this article, we provide an overview on trade mark ownership and how it is important to maintain control if a third party user is involved.

06 April 2022 - Knowledge

Planning to modify or redevelop a building site? Beware of artistic moral rights

#Property, Planning & Development

What you can and can’t do with an artwork on a building site may be determined by the artist’s moral rights.

Upcoming Seminars

31 May 23

IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman | Victorian Local Government Series 2023

IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman have investigated a number of complaints in relation to Victorian local councils and produced a series of reports. In this presentation, partner Joseph Monaghan, will provide a basic overview of IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman, their respective roles and functions under their establishing legislation and an overview of recent IBAC and Ombudsman investigation reports involving local councils.

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05 Jun 23

Emergencies, flooding and legal liability | Victorian Local Government Series 2023

The recent extreme flood events raise a series of legal issues including the liability of local councils for decisions that expose residents and businesses to greater risk from flooding events, and remedial steps to address past decision-making. In this webinar, partner Joseph Monaghan and lawyer Jacob Atkinson will discuss these topics.

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14 Jun 23 - Canberra

Seminar | Challenges in the workplace series: Absenteeism

In the third and final seminar of the series, partner Andrew Klein and senior associate Natasha Jones, explore the legal risks associated with returning absent employees to work. This includes ill and injured workers, chronic absenteeism, Comcare issues, 'work from home' related issues and COVID 'return reluctance'. In the course of the seminar, our speakers will work through hypothetical scenarios with reference to relevant regulatory APS frameworks and recent case law.

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