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Wotton + Kearney adds special counsel
Wotton + Kearney has strengthened its cyber and technology advisory practice with the addition of a new special counsel in Melbourne, who brings more than a decade of legal experience to the firm.
Lauren Croft
Wotton + Kearney has added special counsel Rakhee Dullabh to its growing cyber and privacy advisory practice. She joins the firm’s Melbourne office from Baker McKenzie and has over 10 years of legal experience across both Australia and South Africa.
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Dullabh specialises in technology and data law and has extensive experience in data privacy law and cyber resilience projects, including privacy compliance and cyber incident and data breach preparedness. She has worked across TMT, financial services, consumer goods and retail, healthcare, and transport and has experience in a variety of sectors.
“I am excited to join Wotton + Kearney and to lead the cyber and privacy advisory practice,” she said.
“I look forward to working with the broader team and to sharing my expertise and insights with clients to help them navigate the challenges and opportunities in such a dynamic space.”
This comes as Wotton + Kearney, which has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Singapore, continues to grow and add to its ranks following the promotion of 33, including four partners, in June.
The firm also opened its 10th office in Singapore in June, following the addition of a health partner from BigLaw rival Lander & Rogers in October and a new special counsel and senior associate within the firm’s cyber and technology advisory practice in November.
As previously reported by Lawyers Weekly, the firm’s revenue grew by 71.6 per cent from FY2019–20 to FY2022–23. To achieve this growth, the firm focuses on specific areas where its clients demand services, chief executive partner David Kearney said on The Lawyers Weekly Show recently.
In light of the recent growth of the firm’s technology practice, special counsel Nick Martin will also now solely focus on leading the firm’s front-end technology practice.
Head of cyber and technology Kieran Doyle said that the newest appointment was important in the current market.
“I am excited to have Rakhee join the team as we continue to expand our front-end cyber resilience and privacy offering. With privacy reform and changes to cyber regulation on the horizon, cyber preparedness and resilience is more important than ever,” he said.
“Having Rakhee on board strengthens our ability to support this growing client need.”
Lauren Croft
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
