Lisa Emma-Iwuoha worked at Michalsons until May 2025. She likes to help others find solutions to their problems. She is a capable and effective attorney and has experience dealing with clients in order to deliver exactly what they want and need. She helps organisations with practical solutions to their ICT-related issues. Lisa Emma-Iwuoha has always loved technology from a young age. Since she was first introduced to a computer, she was always fascinated by the way it works, what it could do and most importantly, how it could be used to help people. As a practising ICT attorney, this intersection between law and technology has helped her achieve her goal of using technology to help clients practically and effectively attain what they need.
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Lisa enjoys helping organisations know exactly what the law requires them to do. She likes helping them understand that legal requirements are not burdens or extra paperwork: understanding your legal requirements can have a positive effect on the organisation. Lisa focuses on:
- Data protection law compliance, including cross-border transfers of data, the overlap between different laws, and processor relationships).
- Drafting and negotiating IT contracts.
- Cybercrimes, particularly focusing on the impact the Cybercrimes Bill has organisation such as Electronic Communications and Service Providers (ECSPs) and financial institutions.
- Helping organisations understand the impact of cybercrime law on them.
- Helping organisations understand the overlaps in data protection laws around the world, and how it affects them.
- Access to information, including helping organisations with their access to information obligations.
- Helping organisations with their obligations related to information, communication and technology (ICT).
- Emerging technology laws such as AI, robot, and drone law.
Lisa currently provides clients by:
- drafting reports or opinions on various ICT-related topics – to help them understand the risks and obligations that may apply to them;
- customised PAIA manuals – to ensure that they meet their access to information requirements;
- advice on various aspects of data protection law – so they understand their obligations and plan the steps they want to take to comply;
- research on various ICT legal issues – doing the ‘think work’, so they don’t have to;
- drafting and reviewing their agreements – to ensure that they have good agreements in place (with suppliers, customer, collaborators etc.) that protect their interests;
- facilitating workshops and participating in various speaking events – to give them practical information about the law that relates to them.
Lisa has assisted in the drafting process for the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, particularly focusing on the impact the bill has on organisations.