Sam has more than 18 years’ experience in commercial litigation. He accepts briefs in a broad range of commercial matters and has extensive expertise in disputes relating to complex commercial transactions, technology, financial services, corporations, commercial property and insolvency. He appears in all Federal and Victorian courts, civil tribunals and commercial arbitrations.
Sam is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and is also a member of the Victorian Bar’s Innovation & Technology Committee.
Sam’s experience at the Bar includes:
Commercial acquisitions and complex transactions
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to disputes arising from complex commercial transactions, including share sale, acquisition, joint venture and investment agreements. Recent matters of significance include:
Technology
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in matters involving the use of technology, including cyber security, IT development agreements and the lawful use of artificial intelligence. He is also a member of the Victorian Bar’s Innovation & Technology Committee. A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Banking/Financial Services
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to banking and financial services disputes, including compliance with financial services obligations and the enforcement of guarantees and mortgages. A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Corporations/Insolvency
Sam regularly appears in the Corporations Lists of the Supreme and Federals Courts including with respect to oppression claims, shareholder derivative claims, winding up applications, applications to set aside statutory demands, public examinations and company reinstatement. A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Commercial property
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to disputes involving commercial property, including commercial and retail leases, property sales and development agreements. Recent matters include:
Other commercial disputes
A selection of other commercial disputes in which Sam has acted included:
Other experience
Before coming to the Bar, was a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation team at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Sam’s work as a solicitor included acting in a broad range of disputes involving general commercial litigation, corporations law, insolvency, financial services, franchising, competition, trade practices, product liability and real estate. He also acted in applications for court approval of corporate schemes of arrangement and also acted in numerous regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings and administrative appeals involving government agencies such as ASIC, ACCC, ACMA, the ATO, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and Energy Safe Victoria.
Sam was also a member of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption team, advising clients in relation to a range of domestic and international compliance issues including directors’ duties, managed investment schemes, market manipulation, trade sanctions and bribery.
He has published articles and presented seminars on a variety of subjects including bribery offences, trade sanctions, contracts, privilege and commercial damages.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) from Monash University.
Sam has more than 18 years’ experience in commercial litigation. He accepts briefs in a broad range of commercial matters and has extensive expertise in disputes relating to complex commercial transactions, technology, financial services, corporations, commercial property and insolvency. He appears in all Federal and Victorian courts, civil tribunals and commercial arbitrations.
Sam is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and is also a member of the Victorian Bar’s Innovation & Technology Committee.
Sam’s experience at the Bar includes:
Commercial acquisitions and complex transactions
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to disputes arising from complex commercial transactions, including share sale, acquisition, joint venture and investment agreements. Recent matters of significance include:
Technology
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in matters involving the use of technology, including cyber security, IT development agreements and the lawful use of artificial intelligence. He is also a member of the Victorian Bar’s Innovation & Technology Committee. A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Banking/Financial Services
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to banking and financial services disputes, including compliance with financial services obligations and the enforcement of guarantees and mortgages. A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Corporations/Insolvency
Sam regularly appears in the Corporations Lists of the Supreme and Federals Courts including with respect to oppression claims, shareholder derivative claims, winding up applications, applications to set aside statutory demands, public examinations and company reinstatement A selection of matters in which Sam has acted include:
Commercial property
Sam regularly appears for and advises clients in relation to disputes involving commercial property, including commercial and retail leases, property sales and development agreements. Recent matters include:
Other commercial disputes
A selection of other commercial disputes in which Sam has acted included:
Other experience
Before coming to the Bar, was a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation team at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Sam’s work as a solicitor included acting in a broad range of disputes involving general commercial litigation, corporations law, insolvency, financial services, franchising, competition, trade practices, product liability and real estate. He also acted in applications for court approval of corporate schemes of arrangement and also acted in numerous regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings and administrative appeals involving government agencies such as ASIC, ACCC, ACMA, the ATO, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and Energy Safe Victoria.
Sam was also a member of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption team, advising clients in relation to a range of domestic and international compliance issues including directors’ duties, managed investment schemes, market manipulation, trade sanctions and bribery.
He has published articles and presented seminars on a variety of subjects including bribery offences, trade sanctions, contracts, privilege and commercial damages.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) from Monash University.