Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Recent cases in banking and finance law

Chair: Jason Harris, Professor of Corporate Law, Sydney Law School

Presenter: David Allen, barrister, University Chambers, Sydney

David accepts briefs for commercial, equity, insolvency and financial services matters, among other areas and trained as a solicitor at Allens and at Allen & Overy LLP in London. He returned to Australia and before being called to the Bar was a senior associate at Ashurst.

David has particular expertise in relation to finance transactions, financial services and financial regulation. He is the co-author of LexisNexis’s Practical Guidance Personal Property Securities. As a solicitor he completed placements at Morgan Stanley and ANZ Bank.

At the Bar, David has advised American Express, Police Bank and Azupay. He is currently appearing as junior counsel for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in a number of applications by superannuation trustees for judicial advice.

David graduated with a Master of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I)/Bachelor of Arts (Hons I) from the University of Sydney.

Commentator: Nick Koutsoukos, Allens Linklaters

Nick is a Senior Associate in the Banking and Finance team at Allens Linklaters, based in Sydney, Australia. Nick specialises in acting for financiers, borrowers and government across a range of areas, including acquisition, leveraged and project finance.

Prior to Allens, Nick was a senior manager for Suncorp Group in corporate banking, including corporate finance, insolvency and restructuring.

Nick holds a Juris Doctor (Hons) from University of Technology Sydney, and a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Banking and Finance). Nick is also a part-time academic at University of Technology Sydney, teaching both private and public law, and the secretary of the Australian Banking and Financial Services Law Association legal opinions committee, and regularly presents finance documentation training for the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association.

Webinar via Zoom, Wednesday 1 December 2021, 6pm AEDT

Once you register, your confirmation will provide the Zoom details.

This seminar is sponsored by the Ross Parsons Centre at Sydney Law School.

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