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Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers is pleased to welcome our new reader, Amir Chowdhury.
Amir accept briefs in all areas of the law, with a particular interest in commercial disputes and class actions.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Amir practised as a Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where he worked on disputes across the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and private arbitral tribunals.
Amir has held previous positions as an Associate to the Hon Justice Kathleen Farrell of the Federal Court of Australia and as an Analyst at leading investment bank, Jarden.
Amir holds a Juris Doctor (with Distinction, Order of Merit), Bachelor of Science (Physics) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of New South Wales.
Amir can be contacted on 02 8915 2154 or chowdhury@selbornechambers.com.au, or through his Clerk, Ella Baxendale on 02 8915 2101. More information about Amir, including his CV, can be found here.
We look forward to working with Amir during his reading year and the years to come.
Katrina Howard SC continues to be listed in Doyle's Guide's Intellectual Property Senior Counsel - New South Wales 2024 rankings.
David D. Knoll AM's recent article titled A Jewish Perspective on the Need for Effective Anti-Vilification Criminal Laws (2024) 98 ALJ 339, has been published in the Australian Law Journal. View the full article here.
Congratulations to our eight barristers who were featured in 2025 edition of Best Lawyers for their expertise in various areas of law:
1. The Hon P A Bergin AO SC – Alternative Dispute Resolution
2. Katrina Howard SC – Intellectual Property Law
3. Jack Hynes – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
4. Mark Newton – Insurance Law
5. Michael Swanson – Shipping and Maritime Law
6. Frank Tao – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
7. Josh Sukkar – featured on the Ones to Watch list for Insurance Law
8. Andrew Berriman – also featured on the Ones to Watch list for International Arbitration and Litigation
See the listings here.