Call: 2022
Tel: +61 2 8227 4400
Email: rodgers.j@universitychambers.com.au
Practice Areas
Jacob maintains a busy commercial practice. Jacob accepts briefs in all areas of law, with a practice focused principally in the areas of equity, commercial law and insolvency.
Since coming to the Bar, unled appearance work has been the mainstay of Jacob’s practice. Jacob has appeared unled in a wide range of matters (including trials and appeals) in courts and tribunals throughout Australia. Jacob has also worked with various leading silks which has given him broad and valuable experience. A select list of cases in which he has appeared both led and unled is contained in his CV.
Prior to joining the Bar, Jacob was an experienced senior associate in commercial litigation (most recently at Kardos Scanlan) and would regularly appear in court. He even conducted a mediation in New York in relation to a high-profile cross border sports matter and had carriage of a large commercial matter that went to the High Court in 2016. Jacob was admitted as a solicitor in 2012 and prior to that he worked as an Executive Producer at radio station 2UE for five years while completing his studies.
Qualifications
- Master of Laws LLM (University of Sydney)
- Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) and Bachelor of Media (Macquarie University)
- Advanced Certification (Insolvency) (Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association & UTS)