Neil Williams came to the Bar in 1989 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2001. He conducts cases, and advises on, major environmental and planning issues (such as the Barangaroo project for Lend Lease, the Maules Creek mine for Whitehaven Coal, the Mt Thorley-Warkworth project for Rio, the Gold and Copper Resources litigation for Newcrest, […]
International Law
Stephen Lloyd SC
Stephen came to the Bar in 1998 and became Senior Counsel in 2008. Prior to the Bar, he held senior executive positions in the Commonwealth public service (including as a diplomat based in Washington DC, and as the Director of Research of the Administrative Review Council). He was also the co-head of the Constitutional and […]
Houda Younan
Houda Younan was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 2007, after having been admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. Prior to bar admission, Houda worked as an Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Spigelman of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1998-1999, and after postgraduate study, as a […]
James King
With significant experience in both public law and commercial law matters, James appears regularly in major trial and appellate courts either unled or with senior counsel: Public law – In all areas of State and federal administrative and constitutional law, James advises and appears for and against Ministers and other public officers on judicial review […]
Pouyan Afshar
Pouyan came to the Bar in 2012. He practised as a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution group at Baker & McKenzie and worked as a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution and Tax groups at Allens. As a solicitor, he practised primarily in commercial litigation, including large-scale litigation, in a wide range of industries and […]
Danielle Forrester
Danielle Forrester practices in public and commercial law. Danielle has appeared in several proceedings in the High Court, including in constitutional matters. Danielle has been led in the NSW Court of Appeal and the Australian Competition Tribunal, and has also appeared unled in the Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court, NSW Supreme Court and the Administrative […]
Ben Mostafa
Ben was admitted to practice in 2008 and called to the Bar in 2014. Prior to being called to the Bar, he practised as a solicitor in the litigation groups at both Herbert Smith Freehills and Mallesons Stephen Jaques, as well as completing an Associateship with the Honourable Justice Hayne of the High Court of […]
Rob Davies
Rob was admitted to practice in 2001 and subsequently called to the Bar in 2014. He is also admitted as an attorney in the State of New York. Rob practices in both commercial law and public law. Prior to being called to the Bar, Rob gained extensive experience as a solicitor for 12 years, having […]
Brent Michael
Brent accepts briefs in commercial and public law matters. Before coming to the Bar in 2015, he practised in the litigation group at King & Wood Mallesons, where he acted in a diverse range of matters for private corporations, government entities and individuals. Prior to that he was an associate to Justice David Hodgson AO […]
Celia Winnett
Celia was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the Bar in 2016. She accepts briefs in all areas of law. Before coming to the Bar, she served as Counsel Assisting the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Justin Gleeson SC. In that role, she drafted legal opinions, assisted the Solicitor-General in preparing cases for hearing in domestic […]
Claire Palmer
Claire was admitted to practice in 2007 and called to the Bar in 2017. She accepts briefs in all areas, and has particular interests in constitutional, administrative, international and commercial law. Claire has a doctorate from the University of Oxford, which she attended on a Clarendon Scholarship. During her time at Oxford, Claire taught law […]
Kim Pham
Kim was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the Bar in 2017. She accepts briefs in all areas of law. Before coming to the Bar, Kim was a Senior Lawyer in the Office of General Counsel of the Australian Government Solicitor. In that role, she provided advice to Commonwealth government agencies on public […]











