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Daniel Preston
Daniel Preston

Daniel Preston

BA, LL.B (Hons)

Admission:

05 May 1997

Signed Bar Roll:

26 October 2017

Chambers:

Owen Dixon Chambers West
Level 12, Room 11
525 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Admitted to Practice:

Victoria

9225 7666
0408 476 622
daniel.preston@vicbar.com.au
Areas of Practice:
  • ACL
  • Administrative Law
  • Civil Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Environment Law
  • Infrastructure access
  • Media Law
  • Public Law
  • Resources & Environment
  • Technology Law

General profile

Daniel practices across all areas of commercial law, with a focus on regulatory and competition and consumer law.

Daniel is reading with Justin Graham and his senior mentor is Michael O’Bryan QC.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.

Specialisation:

Competition / ACL / Infrastructure access

Previous occupation:

Prior to coming to the bar, Daniel was a partner in the Competition and Regulatory team at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he regularly advised clients in relation to the application of the Australian Consumer Law and the Competition and Consumer Act. His practice included advising clients in relation to merger clearance, infrastructure access, ACCC investigations and litigation. He has acted for clients in litigation before the Federal Court and High Court.

Daniel also has a strong commercial focus, having spent nearly 2 years on secondment as Regional Competition Counsel for one of Australia’s largest companies.

Memberships and Associations:

Law Council of Australia – Competition and Consumer Law Committee
American Bar Association

Academic Position / Published Articles:

“Competition Law and Joint Ventures” in Before You Tie The Knot – Contemporary issues in joint venture law, Ross Parson Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation law, University of Sydney, 2015 (Edited by Tony Damian and J W Carter) – co-author

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