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Hannah Wootton

Tech bros share the riches (with their lawyers)

Lawyers are cashing in on the legal scandals rocking the start-up world, but it’s tougher for those footing the bill on the other side to the founders.

You can scarcely walk around Sydney’s legal district without running into an embattled tech bro these days.

From Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes to WiseTech’s Richard White to Dovetail’s Benjamin Humphrey, they’re tied up in bringing and defending all manner of claims. And naturally, their lawyers are cashing in.

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Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com

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