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Leo practises in all areas of commercial and regulatory law.

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Leo's principal experience includes corporate insolvency and restructuring, banking litigation, contractual disputes, class actions, equity and trusts, and regulatory matters.

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Before coming to the Bar, Leo was a senior associate in Norton Rose Fulbright's Financial Restructuring and Insolvency team. At NRF, Leo acted for insolvency practitioners, directors, major banks and investment funds in significant and complex corporate insolvencies. He also acted for clients in commercial disputes, class actions, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

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Leo is a former associate to the Honourable Justice Sloss in the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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Leo holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Juris Doctor and Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.

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Leo read with Daniel Snyder. His senior mentor is Nicholas De Young KC.

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Date of Admission: 

12 Dec 2017

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First Signed Bar Roll: 

20 Oct 2022

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Division of Bar Roll: 

Victorian Practising Counsel

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Qualifications: 

B Com (Melb), JD (Melb), LLM (Melb)

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Previous Occupation: 

Senior Associate, NRF and Judge's Associate

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Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.