Peter Leonard

Peter Leonard is a data and technology business lawyer. He has worked as a legal and commercials adviser to global and Asia Pac data, communications and technology businesses for over thirty years.

Mr Leonard was a founding partner of Gilbert + Tobin. Following his retirement as a G+T partner in 2017, he continues to assist corporates, government agencies, start-ups and professional firms.

Mr Leonard chairs the Australian IoT (Internet of Things) Alliance’s Data Access and Use workstream, the Law Society of New South Wales Privacy and Data Committee, and the Australian Computer Society’s Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Technical Committee. He serves on a number of advisory boards, including of the NSW Data Analytics Centre and the Australian Human Rights Commission’s AI Program, and a number of boards of directors, including Enome Pty Limited (a medtech company), Iridium Satellite Australia and Allscripts Healthcare IT Australia.