Annie Haggar founded Cyber GC and had an illustrious in-house run at Accenture
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has hired Annie Haggar as its new head of cybersecurity for Australia.
The cybersecurity star, who was crowned Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year at the 2021 Australasian Law Awards, founded cybersecurity and technology boutique Cyber GC. She also held senior roles as part of the in-house legal team at Accenture; for more than 10 years, she tackled cybersecurity, strategic partnerships, complex contracting, and emerging technologies internationally and across the APAC region.
“Cybersecurity has exploded as a critical area of the law for all organisations. We are thrilled to have Annie join us with her decades of experience advising clients at the forefront of cybersecurity and the opportunities stemming from digital transformation and new technologies”, NRF Australia CEP Alison Deitz said. “Annie’s trusted relationship with multinational companies, governments in Australia and overseas, and organisations involved in critical infrastructure will bolster our Australian and global cybersecurity offering”.
Over a legal career spanning over two decades, Haggar has handled emerging cyber issues, traditional technology contracting, outsourcing, emerging technologies, alliances and partnership, M&A and cybersecurity. Her clients have operated in the technology, security, infrastructure, and government sectors.
“Given how quickly issues develop in the global cybersecurity space, global law firms play a critical role in helping clients prepare for and defend against cyber and security threats on multiple fronts. Global firms can bring the necessary scale and insight to help clients appropriately govern cyber risk, mature their cybersecurity posture, or to prepare and respond effectively if a breach occurs”, Haggar said. “I am looking forward to helping Norton Rose Fulbright continue to build its full-service offering in cybersecurity and privacy so more of our clients can take the necessary steps to minimise risk and protect their organisations from security threats”.
As Australia cybersecurity head, Haggar is set to aid NRF’s global cybersecurity and privacy team in delivering an end-to-end cyber offering to global and local clients, as well as to support clients across various sectors, industries and practice areas. She will operate from the firm’s Canberra office.
