Lance Michalson
Hi, I'm Lance Michalson. Welcome to my profile!
I have been practicing as an attorney for the last 18 years, 16 of which as an IT lawyer. I have been involved in the drafting of legislation and am currently a member of the King III IT Governance Committee. Notable attributes Listening, thinking, detail oriented, making complex legal issues simple, giving advise that is legally accurate and makes business sense.
Lance Michalson's Background
Lance Michalson's Experience
Director at i-Forest Information Management
January 2004 - 2009
i-Forest was an Information Management and Records Management consultancy in South Africa that offered the multi-disciplinary services of law, privacy, information management and records management.
Partner at Arthur Andersen
January 2001 - December 2001
Head of Andersen's South African IT law practice and a member of Andersen's Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Telecommunications, Media and Communications Group.
Partner at Harty Rushmere
January 2000 - December 2000
Technology transactions.
Director at DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
January 1996 - December 1999
Co-founded the IT law department at Hofmeyr (as it then was). Drafted various technology related agreements, website terms and conditions and information security policies. Provided opinions on emerging technologies and assessed and minimised the legal risks relating to Y2K.
Partner at Online Legal
October 2008
Online legal is a provider of company registration services. We know a great deal about the complicated business of registering, converting, and amending a company in South Africa and have cleverly automated the process of enabling you to register a company online...in 3 easy steps. It's completely paperless and takes all the hassle and schlep out of making your business legally compliant. You'll find Online Legal good company. Pay us a visit on onlinelegal.co.za.
Partner at Michalsons Attorneys
January 2002
Michalsons Attorneys is one of South Africa's leading specialist law firms. We focus on:
1. Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information (POPI)
2. The law relating to information, communication and technology (ICT)
3. The legal aspects of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC)
4. The memorandum of incorporation and shareholders agreements - the things that regulate companies and the administration of companies.
5. Plain legal language (especially in the context of the Consumer Protection Act)
6. The law relating to marketing
Lance Michalson's Education
Rhodes University
1985 – 1990
LLB