Barrister, Senior Legal Counsel & Global Privacy Officer, Sydney

Brett Farrell is a dual qualified solicitor in England and New South Wales and holds the Certified International Privacy Professional European qualification (CIPP/E). He is a senior lawyer who has worked in England and Australia with a focus on financial services, digital and privacy. Brett has deep privacy, data and GPDR expertise and is skilled at integrating compliance with design and UX. He handles new product contracts and regulatory, transactional matters and innovative projects. Primarily a data, privacy and technology lawyer, these skills have been used mostly in the financial services context. Brett established a boutique digital, media and technology law firm and held in-house legal roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Qantas Loyalty in Australia and TotallyMoney, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Electronic Arts, SEGA & BMG Music Publishing in England. His early career was spent with Baker & McKenzie (Sydney and London) and Deacons (Sydney – now Norton Rose Fulbright).