Luke has more than 25 years of experience specialising in superannuation law and investments and will become a partner and lead the firm’s superannuation team.
This is a significant evolution for the superannuation industry and for the firm, with G+T being uniquely placed to offer high-calibre advice underpinned by a deep understanding of the internal operating environments within superannuation funds which is unrivalled in the legal market.
Luke’s experience and understanding of the superannuation sector, along with G+T’s market-leading corporate advisory and M&A transaction capabilities, creates a complete offering for super funds that includes broad advisory, fund mergers, large-scale private market transactions, investment governance, risk management, breach remediation and regulatory compliance. For the superannuation industry, this means funds will have access to specialist advice from a G+T team which seamlessly brings together market-leading practitioners from every area of specialisation which is relevant to a matter, while knowing the advice will always be completely tailored to the particular needs and circumstances of the superannuation industry.
Luke joins G+T from UniSuper, one of Australia’s leading superannuation funds where he served for over 15 years. Luke was General Counsel at UniSuper for 5 years and led one of the largest and most respected legal teams in the industry. He previously established and led the industry’s first Investments Legal team for 10 years, overseeing a diverse portfolio of large-scale private market transactions, and providing strategic counsel on regulatory investigations, mergers, disputes and shareholder class actions, governance, and investment management agreements.
G+T Founder and Chairman, Danny Gilbert, commented:
We are delighted to welcome Luke, one of the leading GCs in the industry superannuation sector, to G+T. His specialist super skillset and experience, coupled with our market leading partners in corporate advisory and M&A, creates a significant offering for the Australian super funds.
Luke Barrett commented:
This is exciting because it is the first time in years that superannuation funds will have a refreshing new option for obtaining external advice, from a firm renowned for being innovative and doing things differently. Having been inhouse counsel for so long, I understand what funds need from their external advisers.
Our advice will leverage our deep operational understanding of the industry and insights which can only be gained through lived-experience on the frontline within the superannuation industry.
