Biography:
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 Whistleblower 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)
Professional Organisation
Banco Chambers, Sydney
Authored by
'Statutory Demands and Winding Up in Insolvency - 2nd Edition'
Professional Contact
Tel: +61 2 9376 0650
Email: farid.assaf@banco.net.au