Professor Bernard Evans
Professor
BA LLM (USyd)
Email: Bernard.Evans@nd.edu.auu
Phone: (02) 8204 4303
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Biography
Professor Evans is a commercial lawyer with over 30 years' experience. He commenced his career as an in-house lawyer with ExxonMobil specialising in offshore construction projects, joint ventures and acquisitions of resource projects. As a partner of Middletons (now K&L Gates) and more recently Hicksons, Professor Evans's areas of practice include competition, energy, resources and corporations law. He also acts for several pharmaceutical and industrial chemical companies.
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Teaching areas
Competition and Consumer Law
Corporations and Partnerships
Mining and Petroleum Law -
Research expertise and supervision
Supervision of Honours and Masters theses in Competition and Consumer Law
Corporations and Partnerships and Mining and Petroleum Law -
Conference papers
Various conference papers on a range of subjects including anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions and competition in the natural gas and electricity industries.
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Professional affiliations
Law Society of New South Wales
Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association -
Community engagement
Member of Foundation Steering Committee of the Homeless Persons Legal Service
Volunteer, Matthew Talbot
Adviser to a range of charities promoting indigenous interests and overseas medical and educational programs
Adviser to a major Catholic aged care service -
Other
Adviser to the NSW Office of Chief Scientist on the legal regime for coal seam gas mining in New South Wales
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