David de Mestre

David de Mestre

Call: 2025

Tel: +61 2 8227 4400
Email: david.demestre@universitychambers.com.au

Practice Areas

  • Corporations Law
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Equity & Trusts
  • Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
  • Fraud & White-Collar Crime
  • Professional Negligence
  • Product Liability
  • Financial Services
  • Defamation & Media
  • Real Property
  • Competition & Consumer Law
  • Commercial Law
  • International Law
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Arbitrations
  • Appellate

David was admitted to the NSW Bar in 2025 after five years as a solicitor in private practice. He has extensive experience in all State and Federal jurisdictions acting for Australian and multinational corporations, directors, liquidators, high profile Australian brands and local governments. A selection of David’s cases is available on his CV (accessible here).

David holds both a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws in commercial law from Macquarie University. In 2025, David won the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards in two categories: insolvency and media/telecommunications.

David accepts briefs in all areas of law with particular interest in insolvency, equity/trusts, fraud, shareholder disputes, professional negligence, financial services and defamation.

Qualifications / Awards

  • Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards: Insolvency & Media/telecommunications
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Macquarie University)
  • Master of Laws (LLM, Macquarie University)
  • ARITA Certificate in Introduction to Insolvency (2022)

Download CV here.