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Ian McGill

Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson

Ian is a member of the Communications, Media & Technology group at Allens Arthur Robinson.

Ian's legal skills and expertise in pay TV, telecommunications, television, radio, newsprint and interactive media are such that his clients regard him as a 'one-stop shop' for corporate, commercial, regulatory and strategic advice.

He advises on joint ventures, alliances, acquisitions and divestments (including private equity transactions), access regimes and regulation of most sectors of the information economy. His particular expertise is ownership and control and structural regulation of the converged media and telecommunications industries.

Ian's strong interpersonal skills and accessibility attract high profile media and telecommunications clients.

He has a long association with News Limited and has advised pay TV operator FOXTEL since its inception.

He currently represents AAPT Limited, Macquarie Media Group, Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited and Premier Media Group Pty Limited, the entity that produces FOX Sports.

Significant matters also include acting for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games in negotiating and executing the US television rights contract with NBC and the Australian television rights contract with the Seven Network. He also acted on the establishment of the Australian Radio Network, the reconstruction of the Ten Television Network (for Westpac) and acted for the Australian Government on the regulatory aspects of the Scoping Study for the privatisation of Telstra Corporation Limited. He also represented the commercial television stations plaintiffs in Australian Capital Television v The Commonwealth: a landmark High Court case that established the implied constitutional guarantee of freedom of political speech.

Ian was Deputy Managing Partner and Managing Partner at Allen Allen & Hemsley from 1997 to 1 July 2001. From 1 July 2001 to 31 December 2003 Ian was Senior Executive Partner, Integration and Client Services at Allens Arthur Robinson.

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