Biography

Mathew acts for Australian Government agencies and departments, and international clients in regulated industries including healthcare, telecommunications and financial services. He serves on the ACT Government’s Procurement Board.

Mathew advises on complex procurement and contracting, outsourcing and managed services, cybersecurity, software and cloud services, privacy and data protection, data licensing, technology commercialisation, bespoke technology solutions and transaction structuring, and procurement strategy and template development. He regularly conducts privacy impact assessments for Australian Government and State Government clients on major projects and has published articles on digital economy topics including a guide on pharma and privacy laws in Australia.

Mathew has advised on some of the most significant Australian Government digital and technology initiatives. His appointment to the ACT Government’s Procurement Board reflects his recognised expertise in government procurement strategy. He advises international clients in healthcare, telecommunications and financial services sectors, and his practice spans privacy impact assessments for major government projects across multiple jurisdictions.

Mathew combines specialist depth in government digital procurement with cross-sector experience in international regulated industries. His membership of the ACT Government’s Procurement Board gives him direct insight into government procurement standards and expectations. His integrated capability across procurement, cybersecurity, privacy, cloud and technology commercialisation allows him to advise on complex digital economy transactions as a single-point expert across multiple intersecting legal frameworks.

Credentials

Academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (Australian National University)

Mathew 's experience

Australian Government digital procurement

Advises on some of the most significant Australian Government digital and technology initiatives, including complex procurement, outsourcing, cloud services, AI solutions and managed services programs.

Privacy impact assessments

Regularly conducts privacy impact assessments for Australian Government and State Government clients on major projects, advising on privacy risk, data governance and regulatory compliance.

Technology commercialisation

Advises on commercialisation of new technology, bespoke technology solutions and data licensing arrangements for government and private sector clients in regulated industries.

International clients — Healthcare, telecommunications and financial services

Acts for international clients in healthcare, telecommunications and financial services on digital economy transactions, regulatory compliance and technology contracting.

Cybersecurity and cloud services

Advises on cybersecurity legal frameworks, cloud services agreements and managed services contracts, including risk allocation, data sovereignty and security obligations.