Oliver Barrett |Consultant

Oliver is a market-leading technology lawyer whose highly regarded practice spans 30 years. Known for his expertise in technology contracting, Oliver represents a wide range of public and private sector clients in complex contract negotiations. His areas of specialist expertise include systems integration, ecommerce, and payment and smart card systems. As an expert in the business processing aspects of technology platforms, Oliver often advises on issues for clients undergoing re-organisation.

Oliver's industry experience spans a wide range of sectors: government, education, financial services, aviation, biotechnology and mining clients.

Oliver's broad practice covers outsourcing, telecommunications, procurement and supply, internet and ecommerce, and privacy and data. He also has extensive experience in technology commercialisation, technology and business transfer, and business acquisition matters. He has also advised a number of global cross-border matters, including complex procurement matters for large national and multi-national companies.

Oliver advises a broad client base of private and public sector organisations including Federal and State governments and agencies, universities, AARNet, ACER, Airservices, Toll Group, JB Were, Goldman Sachs, Fiserv Inc. and AMP (AXA).

Oliver is recognised internationally as a leader in Technology legal practice by independent, objective, research based guides such as Chambers Asia Pacific, APL500, Best Lawyers and PLC Which Lawyer.

Oliver is the National Head of Minter Ellison's technology practice and serves as a Director and Deputy Chair of AARNet, Australia's Education and Research Network. He is the author of numerous articles on IT-related risk mitigation strategies that have appeared in hard copy and online publications.