Michael took silk in 2017 and is briefed in complex and high stakes commercial, class action and regulatory litigation throughout Australia. He has significant experience in the fields of competition and corporate law, acting both for and against regulators.

He has been described in Legal 500 as ‘one of the new generation of leading silks at the Australian Bar’, ‘excellent on his feet’, ‘a lethal cross-examiner’ and ‘collaborative, commercial and pragmatic’. He is ranked in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for commercial litigation and competition law, Best Lawyers for litigation, competition law, public law and regulatory law, and Doyle’s Guide for commercial litigation, competition law and class actions.