Leslie S. Einstein

Admission:

• 1987 NSW & WA Bar,
• 1991 Queensland Bar and 1992 Victoria Bar

Professional membership:

• NSW Bar Association
• NSW Society of Jurists and Lawyers
• NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

Experience:

Les Einstein was admitted to the New South Wales and Western Australia bar in 1987. Prior thereto Les practiced for 8 years as a solicitor in Sydney, commencing with Blake Dawson Waldron (by its former name) and ending in partnership with Ferrier & Associates.

In both branches of the profession Les has focused exclusively on the areas of equity and commercial law, his practice spanning across all main areas of the commercial landscape including banking, insurance, trade practices, property and now building law.

Areas of Expertise

• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy
• Building and construction
• Company
• Commercial
• Equity
• Injunctions
• Insolvency
• Insurance and Reinsurance
• Professional Indemnity
• Property
• Trade Practices and Competition
• Wills and Probate

Of note:

Les was briefed to appear on behalf of the Unions & Asbestos Support Groups in the Special Commission of Inquiry into James Hardie. He has regularly been briefed for National Australia Bank and has appeared in a number of high profile commercial cases in the Supreme, Federal and High Courts including the Ampolex litigation; British Telecom v State of New South Wales and the Estate Mortgage litigation.

Les’ recent interest in building law was sparked by his realization that significant provisions of the SOP Act are open to challenge in light of current authority concerning the application of section 109 of the Commonwealth constitution.

He has recently authored an article published in 22 Building and Construction Law 82 entitled “The Fast Track Provisions of the Security of Payment Act: Can they survive?” and has delivered a paper on Unconscionable Conduct in the context of building law.

Click here for: Unconscionable Conduct and the Fast Track Provisions: Developments

Outside the law:

Reading, gym, jogging, camping, public speaking and spending time with a wife, 3 children and a Labrador