Barrister, 153 Phillip Chambers, Sydney

David Helvadjian accepts briefs in all areas of law. Given his many years working in strategy and management consultancy, David has a unique ability to marry his legal expertise and his strategy expertise to advise on the best possible outcomes for clients. Since being called to the bar, David’s practice has encompassed a wide spectrum of areas, including defamation, criminal law, migration law, commercial law, insolvency law, employment law, torts, real property, public law, private international law, and constitutional law.

He has appeared in the High Court (led), the Full Federal Court (led), Federal Court (led/unled), Supreme Court of NSW (led/unled), District Court (led/unled) and the Local Court (unled) for hearings, motions and directions. David began his career in regulatory compliance in Banking, covering white collar crime, misleading and deceptive conduct and various other banking and finance issues. David also spent approximately 15 years in strategy, management consultancy and other Banking roles. Immediately prior to the Bar David was the Associate to the Hon. Justice Rares of the Federal Court of Australia, where he gained experience across the full spectrum of Federal Court matters.