OVERVIEW
Between 2002 and 2019, Yuzo practiced in commercial litigation and dispute resolution at national, mid-tier and boutique law firms, as well as a senior in-house litigation counsel with a top 20 ASX listed company in the financial services industry. In that time, he has conducted trials, appeals, arbitration and mediation, and litigated in a wide range of complex civil and commercial cases. He was then called to the Bar in Queensland in 2019.
In addition to his broad civil and commercial practice, he also practices in criminal law and workplace health and safety law. In particular, he is experienced in advising on white collar crime, such as fraud, wage theft, phoenix activities, breach of officers’ duties and corporate criminal responsibilities.
Between 2011 and 2021, Yuzo served as a specialist reserve legal officer (reaching the rank of Squadron Leader) in the Royal Australian Air Force where he practiced in all aspects of military law, including military discipline, criminal, administrative sanctions and inquiries, and public international law. He accepts instructions from current and former ADF members who require legal representation in civilian courts.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Administrative
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Banking & Finance
- Building & Construction
- Commercial
- Commissions of Inquiry
- Common Law
- Competition & Consumer Law
- Contract
- Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
- Criminal
- Defamation & Media
- Disciplinary Proceedings
- Employment & Industrial
- Equity
- Government
- Judicial Review
- Professional Liability
- Property
- Trusts
- Wills & Probate