Shawn practises in public, regulatory and commercial law.
Before coming to the Bar, Shawn was the Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General for Victoria. He has also worked as Associate to the Hon Justice Keane AC of the High Court of Australia and to the Hon Justice McLeish of the Victorian Court of Appeal. He commenced his career in the commercial litigation team at MinterEllison.
Shawn holds a Juris Doctor from Melbourne Law School and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.
Shawn read with Frances Gordon KC. His senior mentor is Alistair Pound SC (now Solicitor-General for Victoria).
Shawn’s CV, including a list of matters in which he has appeared, can be found here.