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Sam practises in all areas of public and commercial law.

Since coming to the Bar, he has appeared and advised in a range of commercial and regulatory disputes involving corporations, financial services, contract, equity, consumer protection, and domestic building and construction. Sam has a particular interest in administrative and public law and has appeared unled in the Federal Court of Australia in judicial review proceedings under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). He has also appeared in the AFL Appeals Tribunal.

Before coming to the Bar, Sam worked as Counsel Assisting the then Solicitor-General for Victoria, Rowena Orr KC (now the Hon Justice Rowena Orr). He was also an Associate to the Hon Justice Steward of the High Court of Australia.

He commenced his career as a solicitor in the litigation team at Arnold Bloch Leibler, where he practised in general commercial disputes and corporate insolvency.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, where he ranked second in his graduating cohort and was an Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review.

Sam read with Fiona Batten. His senior mentor is Philip Solomon KC.

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