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Native Title: Traditional Owners

Australia

6 Years Ranked

About

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Practice Areas

- Native title, land rights & heritage

- Economic & community development

- Commercial, corporate and governance

Career

David was appointed managing director of Chalk & Behrendt in 2023. He joined Chalk & Behrendt, then Chalk and Fitzgerald, in 2011 and was previously a partner in a large national firm and, in addition to his role leading its Sydney Communications, Energy & Infrastructure team, was staff partner of its Sydney office – a role in which he contributed significantly to the development of that firm and its people.

David has extensive experience advising on large scale infrastructure projects, privatisations and joint ventures and on a wide range of commercial transactions and corporate and governance issues. The focus of his work with the firm is in assisting Indigenous Australians in realising their aspirations, pursuing opportunities and developing more effective organisations.

Personal

Between 1997 and 2014 David was the Chairman of the Karen Lynch Foundation, which awarded an annual Memorial Scholarship to an Indigenous university student.

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Native Title: Traditional Owners - Australia

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David Meale has a well-established practice, largely focused on advising indigenous organisations on such matters as governance, project and transactional issues.

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