Mr Farid Assaf

Farid Assaf SC is a barrister at Banco Chambers, Sydney. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1998 while employed as a lawyer with the then Australian Securities Commission and commenced at the Bar in 2000.  Farid has a diverse national practice with a particular emphasis on corporations and insolvency law matters and is ranked in Chambers and Partners Australia Directory, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide.  Farid is also a Fellow of INSOL International and the author of a number of leading texts in insolvency law all published by LexisNexis.

Publications and Editorial Contacts

• Assaf’s Winding Up in Insolvency (2021)
• Voidable Transactions in Company Insolvency (2015)
• Australian Corporation Law Principles and Practice, Looseleaf - contact: LN LL Publishing

Speaking Engagements

• "Resisting a Winding Up Application", presented to the College of Law in March 2012.
• "The Brave New World of the Personal Property Securities Act", presented to the Eastern Suburbs Law Society in October 2011 and Newcastle Law Society in November 2011.
• "Recent Developments in Corporations Law — CLERP 9 and the Whistle–blower Protection Reforms", paper prepared and presented to the College of Law on 23 March 2005.
• "Illegal Fundraising — Recent Developments", paper delivered and presented to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 25 October 2006.

Memberships

• Fellow, INSOL International (with honours, first in class)
• Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA), professional member
• Fellow Commercial Law Association (CLA)