Shawn practises in public and commercial law.
Before coming to the Bar, Shawn was the Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria. He has also worked as Associate to the Hon Justice Keane AC of the High Court of Australia and to the Hon Justice McLeish of the Victorian Court of Appeal. He commenced his career in the commercial litigation team at MinterEllison.
Shawn holds a Juris Doctor from Melbourne Law School, where he received several awards and prizes and was an editor of the Melbourne University Law Review, and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.
Shawn read with Frances Gordon KC. His senior mentor is Alistair Pound SC.
Some recent cases in which he has appeared are listed below. A full list can be found here.
Public law
Commercial and regulatory law
Shawn was involved in the following cases during his time as Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General:
Shawn was also involved in assisting the Solicitor-General to advise across a range of areas of law.