Farid Assaf SC

Practice Areas

Farid Assaf SC is a commercial silk with particular expertise in corporate insolvency, cross-border insolvency, company law, directors' duties, banking and financial services, corporate regulatory matters, and general commercial litigation. Farid has a national practice involving both trial and appellate work and is repeatedly recognised in industry guides.

Farid is a Fellow of INSOL International (with honours, first in class) and a leading author in insolvency matters. He is the author of Assaf's Winding up in Insolvency, now in its third addition (earlier known as Statutory Demands and Winding Up in Insolvency, published by Lexis Nexis and frequently cited by superior courts around Australia. Prior to being called to the bar, Farid was an in-house lawyer with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission where he developed unique expertise and insight into corporate regulation and enforcement.

Career

2018 - Appointed Silk

2000 -Admitted to the NSW Bar

1998 - Admitted as a solicitor in NSW

Professional Memberships

Fellow of INSOL International (Honours, first in class)

Publications

Assaf's Winding Up in Insolvency (Third Edition)