Brooke Hall-Carney
Principal
Adelaide Direct Telephone
+61 8 8239 4687 Email
bhall-carney@lk.law Curriculum Vitae Download

Brooke Hall-Carney is an experienced commercial litigator and technologist, who has worked on all of the commonly known “mega litigations” of Bell, One.Tel and C7. Brooke also acts for space industry clients and clients in relation to cyber incidents and data breaches, including advising an institutional US Bank in relation to an inadvertent data spill. Brooke advises boards and executives on their cyber risk and strategy, and conducts cyber scenario training. Brooke speaks about technology in a way that lawyers understand and the law in a way that technologists understand. She regularly presents locally and internationally, including to members of the judiciary, on emerging technologies, including data, crypto and blockchain.
Brooke was the recipient of a Commonwealth Fellowship to teach and study Master of Laws, University British Columbia in commercial law and native title law and completed at Harvard, Cybersecurity: Managing Risk In The Information Age. She was shortlisted in the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards in Privacy & Data Protection 2018; Doyle’s Guide 2017 and 2022; and shortlisted Lawyers Weekly Tech Partner of the Year 2022. Brooke is a member of the AICD and a director on Boards.
Brooke leads LK’s tech team and litigation tech resources. Her expertise in this area is recognised in the industry, with software developers seeking her input on their designs, and the courts soliciting her views in relation to practice notes and rules regarding disclosure and electronic trials. Brooke has led successful tech projects including the migration of volumes of unstructured data. She is an innovative thinker with a strong ability to implement creative and commercial concepts with technology. She applies new expertise in litigation technology to navigate the complexities of large disputes, tailoring the use of technology to her clients, their matters and budgets.