Brett Cowell FAICD

Chairman, Cowell Clarke

Brett Cowell is a founding partner of Cowell Clarke and is a Director of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team.


Brett Cowell is a highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. He has built a career on enabling people to operate at their best and his senior management of the firm has allowed him to bring real world experience to advising clients on corporate and business management.

Recognized as both strategic and practical with a focus on commercial outcomes, Brett provides leadership and advice within the Corporate and Commercial Transactions teams. He advises clients particularly in the digital and technology, defence and advanced manufacturing sectors on a national and international scale. He assists clients doing business internationally, engaging especially with the USA, UK, EU and South East Asia.

Brett is passionate about new frontiers in science and technology. Brett is also a non-executive director of several companies, an author of multiple publications and a speaker at national and international forums.

Brett’s expertise in Corporate and Commercial Law has been recognised by The Best Lawyers Australia since 2017.

Expertise Capabilities

  • Mergers and acquisitions.
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances.
  • Capital raisings, debt and equity funding.
  • Corporate and commercial transactions.
  • Corporate strategy. 
  • Corporate governance and shareholder relations.
  • IP and ICT protection, transactions and disputes.
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