Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers, Sydney
Robert served Articles of Clerkship in 1972-1974 at Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) under Donald Magarey. After graduating from the University of Sydney Law School in 1974 with first-class honours, Robert taught at the University of NSW Law School until he was awarded a scholarship to study for a Master of Laws at Yale Law School.
Following award of the LLM in 1975, Robert worked for the law firm Arnold & Porter in Washington DC, gaining experience in administrative and aviation law. Three years in Panama followed, where he taught US law at Florida State University and worked as a lawyer for the Panama Canal Company and the Canal Zone Government.
Robert was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1979 and returned to Arnold & Porter. He moved to the Federal Energy Regulatory Authority’s Enforcement Division in 1980, where he gained extensive experience in the regulation of natural gas, electricity and hydro. Robert drafted the legal justification for the FERC’s first experimental order deregulating wholesale electricity pricing, Southwest Bulk Power Experiment, Opinion 203, 25 F.E.R.C. 1161,469 (1983), the precursor to deregulation of wholesale electricity prices in the US.
Robert returned to Australia in 1985 and joined the litigation department of Allen Allen & Hemsley (now Allens + Linklaters). He became a Senior Associate in 1987, gaining broad experience in commercial litigation. He also worked on major natural gas arbitrations involving Cooper Basin gas.
Robert served Articles of Clerkship in 1972-1974 at Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) under Donald Magarey. After graduating from the University of Sydney Law School in 1974 with first-class honours, Robert taught at the University of NSW Law School until he was awarded a scholarship to study for a Master of Laws at Yale Law School.
Following award of the LLM in 1975, Robert worked for the law firm Arnold & Porter in Washington DC, gaining experience in administrative and aviation law. Three years in Panama followed, where he taught US law at Florida State University and worked as a lawyer for the Panama Canal Company and the Canal Zone Government.
Robert was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1979 and returned to Arnold & Porter. He moved to the Federal Energy Regulatory Authority’s Enforcement Division in 1980, where he gained extensive experience in the regulation of natural gas, electricity and hydro. Robert drafted the legal justification for the FERC’s first experimental order deregulating wholesale electricity pricing, Southwest Bulk Power Experiment, Opinion 203, 25 F.E.R.C. 1161,469 (1983), the precursor to deregulation of wholesale electricity prices in the US.
Robert returned to Australia in 1985 and joined the litigation department of Allen Allen & Hemsley (now Allens + Linklaters). He became a Senior Associate in 1987, gaining broad experience in commercial litigation. He also worked on major natural gas arbitrations involving Cooper Basin gas.