David O’Farrell

David has over 25 years’ experience as a corporate and financial dispute resolution lawyer with particular expertise in reconstruction and insolvency. David advises in relation to formal appointments and informal restructurings including, in particular, identifying strategies for appropriate risk mitigation and value enhancement. He acts for a broad range of private, public and statutory entities. […]

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Raisa Blanco

Raisa specialises in technology procurement and digital transformation, privacy compliance and data breach response, cybersecurity, and intellectual property commercialisation.  Her practice includes advising clients in technology and business process outsourcing, complex development projects, systems integration projects, and other complex commercial arrangements.  Raisa also regularly advises on technology and privacy considerations associated with regulated transactions, including […]

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Marina Olsen

Marina has extensive experience in litigation relating to both defamation and intellectual property, as well as in general commercial disputes. Her experience has seen her involved in many high-profile media cases, including Craig McLachlan’s defamation claim against Fairfax and Christie Whelan Browne, representing the Australian Financial Review and columnist Joe Aston in a defamation case […]

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John Kettle

John is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (LL.B) and Oxford University (BCL). He is admitted in Australia, Ireland and England. John has over 25 years’ experience in major advisory, transactional and project work across many sectors with a nationally significant practice in corporate, competition, energy and utilities. He also has a strong understanding of […]

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Michael Morris

Michael is recognised as a legal expert in data, cyber and privacy governance; technology and telecommunications procurement, projects and regulation; and commercial IP. Prior to joining Gadens in August 2023, Michael had been a partner at Allens for 8 years. He regularly advises local, national and international organisations, and government on all legal and governance […]

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Joanne Moss

Joanne has 20 years’ experience advising clients in large scale, complex and cross-border corporate and commercial disputes. A current chair and non-executive director of ASX-listed companies, and having previously held chief legal and executive roles within a Fortune 500 brand, Joanne takes a deeply commercial and solutions based approach towards client matters. Joanne specialises in […]

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Adam Walker

Adam acts for an array of clients across a broad range of commercial matters, specialising in the fields of competition and consumer law, franchising, energy, and complex regulatory and compliance matters. Adam synthesises complex regulatory environments with difficult fact situations, providing practical solutions. Adam’s experience includes: providing advice, including to ASX-listed corporations, on questions of […]

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Sinead Lynch

With a background advising internationally on strategic and complex data-related technology procurement and sourcings and digital transformation initiatives, Sinead has a breadth of experience in technology and data-led initiatives across regulated sectors and industries, including financial services, energy and telecommunications. This has also necessitated a deep knowledge of, and specialist experience advising on privacy compliance, […]

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Kelly Griffiths

Kelly specialises in commercial disputes and investigations, with particular expertise in regulatory and law enforcement investigations. Prior to joining Gadens, Kelly worked at two top-tier Australian law firms, in the enforcement team at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and as Chief Legal Counsel and Head of Government Affairs and Policy for one of […]

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Dudley Kneller

Dudley is a highly experienced lawyer with international and domestic experience, Dudley advises on commercial, regulatory and technology matters with specialisations in financial technology, cyber risk, privacy and strategic sourcing and supply projects. Dudley has advised a variety of clients on major technology arrangements, and he has over 20 years’ experience practising across Australia, Europe […]

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Michael Owens

Michael has more than 25 years of experience in corporate litigation, dispute resolution, and intellectual property. He advises rights owners and users on the development, protection and management of their intangible assets including inventions, brands, business secrets, copyrights, contracts, and reputations. He also advises on competition matters, including restrictive trade practices, consumer regulation and non-compete […]

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David Smith

David works with clients on a range of commercial intellectual property, technology and consumer law matters and has a leading trade promotions and marketing law practice. David has broad experience in intellectual property and technology law. He has a particular focus on: Consumer law (misleading conduct; consumer warranties; product safety; unfair terms). Information technology and […]

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