Paul Sigar is an associate in Goodwin’s Technology industry group. He specialises in Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing and Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity. Paul joined Goodwin in 2026.
Paul advises on complex technology and outsourcing transactions, including large-scale digital transformation and systems integration projects, software licensing and cloud services arrangements, strategic technology partnerships, commercialisation arrangements, and digital infrastructure projects such as colocation agreements and network rollouts.
He also helps clients navigate regulatory issues and manage risk across artificial intelligence, intellectual property, privacy, data governance, and cyber incident response. In addition, Paul regularly advises businesses and private equity sponsors on the intellectual property, technology, and data protection aspects of M&A transactions, investments, and carve-outs.
Paul Sigar is admitted to practice in Australia only and works under the supervision of England-admitted partners at Goodwin.
Experience
Professional Activities
Paul is a member of the Queensland Law Society and a non-executive director of the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership, an Australian-registered charity.
He was a previous committee member of the Queensland Law Society’s AI in Legal Practice Consulting Committee and the Law Society of South Australia’s Space Law Committee and Legal Technology Committee.
Previous Professional Experience
Credentials
Education
LLB2020
University of Adelaide
GD Legal Practice2021
University of Adelaide
Admissions
Bars
- Unrestricted practicing certificate issued by the Queensland Law Society
Courts
- Supreme Court of South Australia
- High Court of Australia
Recognition
Publications
- Lisk, Joel and Sigar, Paul, What Is Fair and Reasonable? Rethinking Privacy Expectations (July 21, 2026) UNSW Law Journal 49(2) 452–488, Available at: https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/law/unsw-law-journal/2020-2029/2026/Issue%2049(2)%2005%20Lisk%20and%20Sigar.pdf
- Burger, Jodie and Sigar, Paul, A Snapshot of Australia’s AUKUS Law Reform in 2024 (April 1, 2025), Brief 52(2) 20–22, Available at Informit: https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.T2025042800014390658101401
- Sigar, Paul, Unrepresented Litigants in South Australia: A Successful Pre-trial Framework? (March 9, 2021). University of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2021-06, The Bulletin 43(2) 24-27, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3801247 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3801247