Ian Robertson | Managing Partner | Sydney

Ian practises media, entertainment, intellectual property, competition, consumer and corporate law with emphasis on the film, television, radio, telecommunications, advertising, publishing and on-line industries. He has served on a number of private and public boards and is the Deputy Chair of the peak Australian Government screen agency, Screen Australia and the President of the board of the Victorian Government screen agency, Film Victoria. He is also the managing partner of Holding Redlich’s Sydney office.

The clients he regularly advises include television and radio networks, technology (including renewable energy) companies, production and post-production companies, distributors, film studios, publishers, advertising agencies and marketing consultancies, and financiers, investors and providers of venture capital. Ian is also a panel member of the Advertising Claims Board which adjudicates disputes between advertisers.

He is listed as Australia’s best entertainment lawyer in the 2012 Best Lawyers list for Australia. Recent motion pictures for which he has provided legal services include “Knowing” (produced and directed by Alex Proyas) and “Sanctum” (producer Andrew Wight; executive producer James Cameron).

Appointments
Film Victoria – President of the Board (2011 to date)
Screen Australia – Deputy Chair (2008 to date)
Beyond International Limited – Director (2005 to date)
Solar Sailor Holdings Limited – Director (2005 – 2010)
Ausfilm International Inc. – Director (2001 – 2009) and Chair (2003 – 2007)
Australian Broadcasting Authority – Member (1997 – 2004)
Cinemedia Corporation (now called Film Victoria) – Board Member (1998 – 2000)
Film Australia Limited – Director (1991 – 1997) and Deputy Chair (1996 – 1997)
Melbourne Parks and Waterways – Director (1994 – 1996)
Camberwell Grammar School – Member of Council (1991 – 1994)
Next Wave Festival – Board of Management (1989 – 1993)

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws - University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce - University of Melbourne

Memberships
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Non-Attorney Member
Screen Producers Association of Australia
Communications and Media Law Association of Australia
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)