Damian is a highly skilled senior lawyer, with particular expertise in advising on, managing and resolving legal and commercial issues, disputes and regulatory investigations in Australia and globally.
Prior to joining Mallesons as a partner in 2019, he had a decade of experience as a senior in-house disputes lawyer as Vice President of Litigation at BHP for over 6 years and as a Litigation Consultant at NAB. Prior to that he was a senior partner in the litigation practice at Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) for over 12 years.
Damian has an outstanding track record of successfully managing complex and sensitive matters of legal risk. His reputation is built on his decisive and pragmatic decision making ability and his focus on achieving timely outcomes for clients that are consistent with overall strategic goals.
Damian’s experience over a 30 year career includes:
- NULIS Nominees: successfully defending class action proceedings in relation to a trustee decision about commission payments.
- NAB: in responding to the investigation by AUSTRAC and assisting in the preparation of an Enforceable Undertaking.
- Lendlease: in relation to Federal Court proceedings brought by an alleged whistleblower.
- Citigroup in relation to landmark proceedings brought by ASIC against Citigroup in relation to insider trading and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
