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Dedicated technology lawyers ready to assist with your legal needs.

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About Us

Law for business, not just for lawyers

Dealing with business law issues as a technology company can sometimes be difficult. When creating new and novel technologies you need lawyers who live and breathe innovation. Lawyers who understand your business and how to drive its success. We work within your business and use legal services to meet your most pressing needs. 

Testimonials

Timothy Kuusik

“I worked with Papillon Lawyers
on some time-sensitive work
and had a great experience….”

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COO, Jacaranda Finance

- 17/11/2024

Steven Connery

“At Static Computers we have
used Papillon Lawyers for all
our agreements and contract…”

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Owner, Static Computers

- 17/11/2024

Mark Brown

“Papillon Lawyers have been
our trusted legal partners for…”…”

CFO, V2 AI - 13/11/2025

Papillon Lawyers have been our trusted legal partners for several years – they are responsive, pragmatic, and deeply invested in our success. We couldn’t recommend them more highly for ongoing legal support.

Emma Mancini

“Papillon Lawyers was available
on short notice and helped u…”…”

General Counsel, Willow - 01/11/2025

Papillon Lawyers was available on short notice and helped us out with a large temporary workload. I’d recommend Papillon Lawyers to anyone who needs short-term legal counsel assistance!

Renee Green

“Can’t recommend [Papillon
Lawyers] highly enough. I so…”…”

General Counsel, Prezzee - 18/07/2025

Can’t recommend [Papillon Lawyers] highly enough. I so appreciated your assistance…

Karen Healey

“Matt is professional, extremely
skilled and a collaborative te…”…”

GC, Cashrewards - 29/01/2024

Matt is professional, extremely skilled and a collaborative team player. Matt has provided great support to our team over the past few months and I highly recommend him.

 

Andrew Field

“Matt was a pleasure to work
with. Super responsive and al…”…”

CEO, Onestep Group - 26/06/2024

Matt was a pleasure to work with. Super responsive and always commercial in his advice. Would recommend without hesitation.

Mei Loke

“His diverse experience makes
him the ideal fractional gener…”…”

Head of Legal, Webcentral - 26/06/2023

His diverse experience makes him the ideal fractional general counsel to provide strategic advice to growing businesses.

Stephen Chan

“Matt is a seasoned
professional in the Legal spac…”…”

Director of Talent, NCS - 24/05/2023

Matt is a seasoned professional in the Legal space and is extremely agile in his approach, always makes himself available when required even though the majority of the time he is oversubscribed.

Services

Fractional general counsel and inhouse counsel services

Need something a little bit more permanent? Our freelance inhouse counsel services provide ongoing business law support for your business, from 8 hours a week to full-time (subject to availability). 

Some businesses don’t need a full-time senior lawyer just yet. In these cases, we also offer services to set up the legal team’s processes and work with your HR team to recruit a general counsel for you. 

Technology contracts and tendering

We have wide expertise setting up, reviewing and streamlining services agreements, contracts and terms and conditions for a range of different technology businesses. We regularly handle and negotiate:

 

Check out our pricing page for fixed price details. 

Suppliers and Partners

We have worked extensively across the technology ecosystem, dealing with suppliers, software licensors, subcontractors and resellers of all kinds.

Examples of agreements we can draft or negotiate for you include:

– reseller agreements;

– subcontractor agreements;

– partner agreements;

– referral agreements and

– supplier agreements.

Check out our pricing page for fixed price details. 

AI, Privacy and Data

From fine tuning your product, performing a privacy impact review, putting a robust policy framework in place or dealing with a cyber attack and any relevant disclosures, Papillon Lawyers has the experience to protect you and your business. Our experience includes:  
  • Australian Privacy Act;
  • European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the AI Act;
  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA);
  • and more.

Compliance

Papillon Lawyers has significant experience setting up compliance systems, policies and processes for businesses in the technology space. We can advise you on:  
  • Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance (AML/CTF);
  • Privacy and security;
  • Modern slavery and modern slavery statements;
  • HR and employment policies;
  • Work health and safety;
  • Anti bribery and corruption;
  • and more.

Employment and Subcontractors

Looking to engage staff or contractors? Papillon Lawyers has worked extensively with technology companies on hiring staff, ensuring that their employment law obligations are met and that their agreements are compliant. Agreements we can assist with include:

– employment agreements; 

– subcontractor agreements; and

– short-term, project-based or fixed-term employment agreements. 

Check out our pricing page for fixed price details. 

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