Brett Cowell

Brett Cowell

Adelaide, AU recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017
Cowell Clarke

22 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Law Corporate / Governance Practice Corporate Law Equity Capital Markets Law

Biography

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

Brett’s passion for science, technology, and innovation has enabled him to support corporate and business clients in growing and protecting their tangible and intellectual property assets. Brett has very broad-based experience, with a particular interest in advanced manufacturing, defence, ICT, life sciences and technology businesses on a national and international scale.

Brett advises on transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, debt and equity funding and joint ventures, as well as corporate, strategic, and governance issues and shareholder related matters. He regularly represents clients dealing with financiers, private equity investors, underwriters, ASIC and ASX. Brett makes a continual investment in professional development, ensuring that he is at the forefront of the latest legal, financial, and leadership thinking.

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

Expertise

Mergers and acquisitions.

Joint ventures and strategic alliances.

Capital raising, debt and equity funding.

Corporate and commercial transactions.

IP and IT documentation protection, transactions and disputes.

Cowell Clarke

22 Best Lawyers awards

Cowell Clarke logo

Overview

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate / Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Equity Capital Markets Law

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