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Presenters

Lauren Sims, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers
Lauren Sims was called to the Bar in 2020. Prior to coming to the bar, Lauren worked as a solicitor in private practice, government and in-house roles. She commenced her legal career as a tipstaff and associate to a judge of the Land and Environment Court. Lauren has experience in a broad range of areas of law including environmental law, planning, mining law, energy and resources, work health and safety, native title, and property. She has conducted litigation in civil, administrative and criminal proceedings and resolved disputes through alternative dispute resolution including mediation, conciliation and negotiated settlements.


Faheem Anwar, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
Faheem Anwar is a barrister with a commercial practice specialising in building and construction law and employment and industrial law. He has particular expertise in complex construction and infrastructure disputes involving delay and disruption. As an advocate, Faheem always prepares meticulously to ensure that his client’s case can be presented in the most persuasive manner. He is known for ‘rolling up his sleeves’ and working collaboratively with senior counsel, instructing solicitors, clients and experts to ensure each matter is thoroughly prepared. Before coming to the bar, Faheem worked as a solicitor at Allens and a senior associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and at HWL Ebsworth.


Lindsay Sheather, Special Counsel, Maddocks
Lindsay specialises in all aspects of commercial real estate transactional and advice work and has acted on various aspects of property transactions, including commercial and residential disposals and acquisitions (including distressed assets), property management and commercial, industrial telecommunications and retail leasing (on both the landlord and tenant side). Her clients include property developers, major corporations and property trusts.


Anthony Autore, Director and CEO, A.I Revolution 4 Technologies Pty Ltd


The Honourable Stephen Robb KC, 7 Wentworth Chambers
The Hon. Stephen Robb KC practices as a mediator and arbitrator and will make expert determinations in matters within his expertise. Formerly, he was a trial judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales between June 2013 and February 2024. He was appointed to the Equity Division and sat principally in General Equity, dealing with commercial and contract cases, real property, trusts and succession as well as corporations law matters. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1978 and appointed a Queens Counsel in 1992. He enjoyed an extensive commercial practice at the Bar, principally in the Supreme and Federal Courts, at trial and on appeal, and appeared in appeals to the High Court of Australia. He practised in commercial and equity matters, trade practices and consumer law, regulation, corporations, insolvency, trusts, insurance, professional negligence and some building and construction matters. Mr Robb is an associate member of Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers.


Nick Eastman SC, Martin Place Chambers


Mark Peters, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
Mark is a senior associate in the National State Taxes practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. Mark advises on the duty and land tax implications (including foreign owner surcharges) of a broad range of commercial transactions and provides specialist resettlement and trust law advice to trustees. He also assists clients to implement transactions and attend to compliance with duty lodgement obligations. Mark has extensive experience working on a wide variety of matters across all Australian States and Territories. Mark is a past winner of the Tax Institutes’ emerging star of the year award and is a member of the Tax Institutes’ NSW State Taxes Committee which meets regularly with Revenue NSW to discuss law reform and revenue practice.


Robert Schneider, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Robert has extensive experience acting and advising in commercial disputes and specialises in retail and commercial lease disputes and other property related litigation. Robert has assisted a broad range of clients in the property industry, including owners of shopping centres, owners of other retail properties, owners of commercial properties, large retail and commercial tenants and property developers and investors. Robert regularly chairs and has previously presented at external seminars on commercial and retail leases and other property related seminars. Robert has been listed in Best LawyersTM Australia for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the 2020 and 2021 editions as well as the 2022 and 2023 editions.


Vikram Misra, Barrister, Clarence Chambers
Vikram Misra was admitted as a solicitor in 2012 and called to the NSW Bar in 2015. He maintains a broad commercial practice and is regularly briefed in matters relating to taxation law, property law, construction law and equity. Vikram has completed a Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law at the University of Sydney in 2015 and a Master of Laws majoring in construction law and contract law at the University of Melbourne in 2016. Vikram is also a contributing author to the Domestic Arbitration, International Arbitration, Security of Payment (NSW) and Security of Payment (SA) sections of the looseleaf “Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice Service” for Thomson Reuters. Vikram is currently a casual academic at Western Sydney University in the subject "Building Law".


Katie Binstock, Partner, Thomson Geer
Katie has a unique practice comprising succession law, elder law, and regulatory and administrative law. In the succession law space, Katie is a specialist in estate planning, administration and litigation. She works with her clients and their other trusted advisors to identify her clients’ objectives and to put in place clear and comprehensive estate plans including Wills, testamentary trusts, special disability trusts, Power of Attorney documents and death benefit nominations. Katie also provides practical advice to assist executors, administrators and beneficiaries with the administration of estates. Katie acts for beneficiaries and estates in relation to all types of estate disputes including claims for provision from estates, claims in relation to the validity of wills and equitable claims. She brings a commercial, solutions-driven approach to dispute resolution. Katie also advises clients in relation to elder law disputes more generally, including on applications for guardianship and financial management orders and suspected elder abuse. In the regulatory and administrative law space, Katie frequently provides advice and representation in relation to the management, investigation and prosecution of complaints. She also advocates for clients on applications for review of administrative decisions and appeals of decisions including in Tribunals and Courts.