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Bruno Solia
Partner, Sydney
I help organisations harness technology to drive transformation. As a specialist in technology, data and telecommunications, I advise private and government clients on a wide range of IT, cloud computing, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and digital transformations. My work spans high-value outsourcing and procurement projects, ensuring clients achieve innovation, efficiency, and compliance in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

I bring over a decade's worth of experience advising Australian and international clients in relation to technology projects. I also advise on the technology and data workstreams of M&A, including transitional services arrangements. My focus is on delivering outcomes that are commercially sound, operationally workable and regulator‑ready.

Clients value my pragmatic, solution‑oriented approach to risk and my ability to deliver commercially workable outcomes.

Career highlights

  • Albermarle Corporation: Negotiated licensing arrangements for proprietary technology across two multi-billion dollar lithium hydroxide processing projects in Australia and China.
  • Gamuda Berhad: Negotiated software ownership, licensing, transitional arrangements, and ongoing services as part of the acquisition of Downer EDI’s Australian Transport Projects business.
  • Global banking institution: Ongoing advice on CDR compliance, regulator notifications, process compliance, and offshoring arrangements to support evolving regulatory requirements and maintain operational integrity.
  • Macquarie Bank: Managed complex transition, ongoing, reverse services, and data sharing arrangements for the creation of the Vestone Capital joint venture with Mitsubishi.
  • Optus: Negotiated all aspects of the landmark MOCN sharing deal with TPG, including complex service, spectrum sharing, and site transfer arrangements.
  • Suncorp: Assisted with a five-year global procurement of application maintenance and transformation requiring concurrent multi-vendor negotiations.
  • TAL: Managed the technology aspects of TAL’s acquisition of a virtual life insurance business valued at over $700 million from Suncorp, including IT and telecommunications transition arrangements.
  • Woolworths: Led strategic negotiations securing $400 million in whole-of-business Azure cloud services and Microsoft online services.
  • Advised key clients in the financial, retail, education and public sectors in negotiations of key agreements with hyperscalers (including Microsoft, Oracle and AWS).

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