Richard Fisher

Consultant

Sydney

Introduction

Richard is a corporate and insolvency lawyer, former law firm chairman, university general counsel, law reform commissioner, and legal author with over 45 years' experience.

Richard Fisher is a lawyer with more than 45 years' experience focusing on corporate law, insolvency and corporate reorganization having been a partner of Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst Perkins Coie) for 25 years, including five years as the firm’s Chairman, and then 15 years as General Counsel of The University of Sydney. Richard has also served as a Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission, an International Consultant to the Asian Development Bank and as a director of various companies and governmental bodies.

Richard has lectured in the Law Schools of both The University of Sydney and University of Western Australia as well as written numerous contributions to books and papers including the chapters on each of Corporate Reorganization and Receivership in The Laws of Australia.

Richard Fisher

Introduction

Richard is a corporate and insolvency lawyer, former law firm chairman, university general counsel, law reform commissioner, and legal author with over 45 years' experience.

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