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About Digital Law Lab
Digital Law Lab was established in 2022 as an incorporated association in South Australia. In July 2026, its operations transitioned to Digital Law Lab Pty Ltd, continuing and expanding the work undertaken since its foundation.
Founded by solicitor and legal technologist Mark Ferraretto, Digital Law Lab combines legal, regulatory and technical expertise to help organisations adopt technology safely, effectively and ethically.
Digital Law Lab Pty Ltd provides technology consulting and education services to legal practices, not-for-profit organisations and other professional organisations.
Mark Ferraretto is a practising solicitor and the principal of Mark Ferraretto Legal Practice. He was admitted in August 2017 and was previously an academic at Flinders University, where he developed and taught legal technology subjects. Mark guided students in the development of technology solutions for not-for-profit organisations and observed first-hand how even simple applications could deliver meaningful benefits to clients and communities.
Those experiences highlighted both the opportunities and challenges facing organisations seeking to adopt technology. Many legal practices and not-for-profit organisations lack the time, resources or specialised expertise required to identify, implement and maintain appropriate technology solutions.
Digital Law Lab was created to help address this need. We assist organisations to understand, select and implement technology that improves security and data protection, enhances service delivery, increases efficiency and supports access to justice.
In addition to consulting services, Digital Law Lab delivers education and training programs that help professionals build practical technology skills and make informed decisions about emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and legal technology.
To learn more about our current AI training and professional development offerings, see our workshops and events.
About Mark Ferraretto
Mark Ferraretto graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1989. He spent 25 years as an IT professional and consultant, working in wide variety of industries including education, banking and finance and airlines in both Australia and Hong Kong.
Mark returned to Australia with his family in 2012 after beginning his studies in law. Mark graduated from the University of Adelaide Law School in 2016. Mark was admitted to the SA Supreme Court in August 2017.
Prior Mark was employed by an Adelaide firm where he provided advice to technology-based clients, wrote software, evaluated practice management solutions and introduced and managed the firm's first electronic discovery and trial management systems for a large litigation.
Mark joined Flinders University in 2019 as a Lecturer in Law. Amongst other topics, Mark taught Law in a Digital Age, an innovative legal technology topic where law students learnt software coding skills and wrote legal software applications for not-for-profit clients.
Mark briefly returned to practice in 2021 but returned to Flinders University in 2023 as a Senior Lecturer in Law where Mark continued to develop Flinders Law's legal technology curriculum.
In 2025 Mark once again returned to private practice and is the principal of Mark Ferraretto Legal Practice as well as continuing to operate the Digital Law Lab.
Mark maintains a strong relationship with Flinders University, working on various technology and legal / social impact projects.
In his private time Mark is a keen recreational pilot and holds a Private Pilot Licence and a Recreational Pilot Certificate. Mark has sat on the board of Recreational Aviation Australia Limited and is currently a Committee member of Adelaide Soaring Club Incorporated. Mark is also a member of the South Australian Aviation Museum Incorporated.