Dr Anton Trichardt has more than 30 years’ experience in all aspects of legal practice, having appeared in Higher Courts in Australia, South Africa and Namibia. Anton has more than 17 years’ experience in Australian legal practice, of which more than 10 years are at the Victorian Bar. His commercial practice is varied. He specialises in a number of areas, in particular, building and construction law, trade and maritime law, corporate law (including corporate insolvency), property law, and banking and finance law. Anton is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Australian Centre for Commercial Arbitration, a Fellow of the Institute for Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, and regularly appears in international arbitrations both in Australia and Singapore.

Dr Trichardt’s practical legal experience is augmented by his academic prowess. He completed his Blur LLB at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Anton also undertook a Master of American Legal Studies (MALS) on a Fulbright scholarship at Chicago-Kent College of Law, and a Master of Law and Management (MLM) at the University of New South Wales. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Western Australia for his thesis on maritime liens and conflict of laws. The Centre for Business Law at the University of the Free State, South Africa, published this thesis as part of its transactions series of books in 2012 (with a Foreword by Martin Davies, Admiralty Institute Professor of Maritime Law, Tulane University Law School). Anton was also awarded a PhD by UNSW for his thesis, “Letters of comfort – a trans-systemic analysis of chameleonic instruments”, published by Kluwer Law International in 2012.

Dr Trichardt previously practiced at Mallesons Stephen Jacques (Perth) (now King + Wood Mallesons) and Freehills (Sydney), before being called to the Victorian Bar in 2002. In addition to Mallesons Stephen Jacques and Freehills, Anton’s legal career has seen him work for a number of leading firms, including Baker and McKenzie, Chicago, USA; and Edward Nathan and Friedland Inc, Johannesburg, South Africa. He practiced at the Johannesburg Bar from 1989 – 1996, before emigrating to Australia.

Dr Trichardt is professionally fluent in English and Afrikaans.

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