Admitted to the Bar 2002
Appointed Senior Counsel 2019
Experience
Sam has a broad practice encompassing advice and appearance work at trial and appellate level. He appears in commercial, corporate and common law matters, and in royal commissions and commissions of inquiry.
Sam:
- is Chair of the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner;
- is Chair of Conferences at the Australian Bar Association;
- is Deputy Chair of Barristers’ Chambers Limited;
- was President of the Victorian Bar from November 2022 until November 2023; and
- was a member of the Victorian Legal Admissions Committee from October 2017 until November 2022.
Principal Areas of Practice
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Commercial Law
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- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Banking and Financial Services
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Class Actions
- Contracts
- Corporations and Securities
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Partnership disputes
- Professional liability
- Shareholder class actions
- Trade Practices
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Common Law
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- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Professional indemnity
- Professional liability
Sectors
Banks & Financial Services, Funds, Technology, Media & Telecommunications,