The Principal
An internationally experienced corporate M&A lawyer, capital markets specialist and
strategic advisor — with an elite cross-border career at premier global law firms
Clifford Chance, White & Case and Reed Smith across London, Sydney and Dubai.
As an institutional equities adviser he was a regular commentator for CNBC, Bloomberg Television,
Sky Business and ABC Lateline, and was widely quoted in the AFR, Sydney Morning Herald and
The Australian on M&A, capital markets and geopolitical risk. Today he applies the full weight of
that institutional and high-net-worth experience to high-value, strategic and transformative
situations — structure before action, leverage before pressure, control before noise.
Extensive Qualifications Gained At World Class Institutions
LLM (Master of Laws)QUT
BCom LLB (Hons)Bond University
Program on Negotiation (PoN)Harvard
Persuasive LeadershipWharton (Penn)
Positive PsychologyPenn
NMAS Accredited MediatorQUT
GAICDAust. Institute of Company Directors
ASIASecurities Institute of Australia
Admitted SolicitorSupreme Court of QLD
Emotional IntelligenceYale
Career History
Institutional Equities Adviser
Sydney
Shaw Stockbroking · Wilson HTM
- Institutional-grade equity research, market intelligence and investment strategy for high-net-worth and institutional clients.
- Regular on-air commentator for CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Sky Business and ABC Lateline.
- Advisory on events of national and international significance, including the Rio Tinto / Chinalco FIRB rejection and the Stern Hu detention.
Special Counsel
London · Sydney · Dubai
White & Case LLP
- Marquee M&A, leveraged buyout and restructuring mandates for global financial institutions and strategic acquirers.
- FIRB-sensitive inbound investment transactions, including high-profile resource-sector acquisitions and cross-border joint ventures.
- Operated at the intersection of law, finance and geopolitics across multiple concurrent jurisdictions.
Senior Corporate Lawyer
London · Sydney · Dubai
Reed Smith LLP
- Major cross-border M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions across EMEA and Asia Pacific.
- Led complex, multi-jurisdiction deal teams — counterparty counsel, financial advisers, regulators and senior stakeholders.
- High-value advisory to ASX 200, FTSE 100 and NYSE-listed clients, sovereign wealth funds and global private equity sponsors.
Corporate Lawyer — Senior Associate
London · Sydney
Clifford Chance LLP
- Progressed to partnership consideration at one of the world's pre-eminent global law firms.
- M&A, equity capital markets and corporate governance advisory for blue-chip institutions, listed corporates and private equity funds.
- Deep expertise in transaction structuring, due diligence management and deal negotiation across the full acquisition lifecycle.
Founder of the SPR Elite ecosystem — leadership, negotiation, strategy and wellness —
operating to only one standard — “elite excellence” — across every platform.
