Stephen Watt

Stephen Watt is an experienced legal professional currently serving as General Counsel at Perpetual Limited's Corporate Trust since December 2018. Previous roles include Senior Manager and Senior Legal Counsel at the same company, as well as Principal at sdw legal, Partner at Garland Hawthorn Brahe, and Senior Associate/Partner at Horton Rhodes Lawyers. Career beginnings were marked by a position as a Solicitor at Freehills and as a Research Assistant to the Hon Justice C R Einstein at the Supreme Court of NSW. Stephen holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master of Laws (Applied Law) in Commercial Litigation from The College of Law Australia, a Master of Laws (LLM), and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney, along with a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College.