David has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Prior to establishing FinLaw:

• David had a distinguished career in the law, being a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills for over 25 years, and practising in the area of financial services law particularly in the areas of superannuation and life insurance law. David was voted Superannuation Lawyer of the Year (Sydney) in the 2012 ‘Best Lawyers’ survey and was considered as an expert by ‘Who’s Who Legal’ in the area of ‘Pensions and Benefits’ in their annual market research published in ‘Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employment & Benefits’ in 2016 and 2017.
• David was a director of the ‘Prime Super’ industry superannuation fund for over 10 years chairing its Audit Compliance & Risk Committee, Remuneration and Nominations Committee and Claims Committee.
• During 2018, David assisted one of Australia’s largest life insurers on its response to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.

David brings a wealth of financial services legal and practical experience and knowledge to the commercial challenges of sourcing and supplying financial services practitioners. David will be involved in the assessment of a client’s legal and resourcing needs and requirements and then selecting the financial services practitioners to service those needs and requirements.

David holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Financial Management) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Sarah has 30 years’ experience in the law, initially as a lawyer, before moving into professional services recruitment, where she specialises in sourcing and placing in-house banking and financial services lawyers, and compliance, risk, regulatory, governance and company secretarial professionals.

In addition, Sarah has sourced and placed multiple General and Corporate Counsel in the banking and financial services sectors, in professional services and consulting firms, as well as in both public and private companies in Australia and internationally.

Sarah has also sourced and placed many partners and senior lawyers in the banking and financial services sections of top tier national and international law firms.

Sarah sits on a number of boards including the Jessie Street Trust advisory board and the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation board.

Sarah’s interest, passion and commitment to the law, and to the sourcing and placement of top quality lawyers, stems from her family’s unique and substantial contribution to the law over three generations of lawyers.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

Fiona is a senior lawyer with over 13 years’ experience practising in the areas of financial services, major disputes and risk & compliance.

Prior to becoming a Director of FinLaw, Fiona was a Solicitor and Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills for 11 years, advising on financial services matters and regulatory investigations.

Fiona is committed to innovation and flexibility in the delivery of legal services. Having successfully operated her own law firm and consultancy since 2017, Fiona has first-hand knowledge of the advantages that can be realised by financial services organisations from the interim placement of experienced legal and risk practitioners. Fiona brings this knowledge to FinLaw, helping clients to effectively manage their resourcing needs within budget but without compromise on quality.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) and a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University.