LAWYER PROFILE

John Schembri

Asia-Pacific 2026

Gilbert + Tobin

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance

Australia

16 years ranked

Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance

Australia

10 years ranked

Project Finance

Australia

12 years ranked

Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

Practice Areas

John leads our Banking and Projects group and is a member of our board. He is highly regarded in the Australian market for his exceptional work and unmatched expertise in acquisition, leveraged, corporate, real estate, infrastructure and project finance.

He acts for both sponsors and lenders and on secured, unsecured, syndicated, and club loan arrangements. John has successfully handled major transactions using bank, stretch senior, institutional, TLB, unitranche, cov-lite, holdco PIK, mezzanine and capital markets financing products.

Recognised by both clients and peers as a standout lawyer with unparalleled market connections, John is frequently sought after for high-value, market-leading transactions.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance - Australia

Band 1

Individual Editorial

John Schembri maintains his longstanding reputation as a leading acquisition and corporate finance lawyer.

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Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance - Australia

Band 1

Individual Editorial

John Schembri maintains his longstanding reputation as a leading acquisition and corporate finance lawyer.

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Project Finance - Australia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

John Schembri maintains a strong, Sydney-based practice, largely focused on assisting lenders and borrowers with sizeable energy and transport infrastructure projects.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

John is the most experienced lawyer in the market. He has an answer to any question you have. You really get the sense he understands the evolution of financing.
Banking & Finance: Corporate FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific
John is one of the best lawyers to work with on transactions. He is commercial, approachable and able to explain complex legal concepts clearly to his clients.
Banking & Finance: Corporate FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific
John is excellent to work with and incredibly commercial.
Project FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific
John is very easy to talk to. He is excellent to have brainstorming sessions with and is always trying to think of something different.
Project FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific