Peter has held numerous leadership roles within the International Bar Association (IBA), including Chair of the Legal Practice Division, Treasurer, and Chair of both the Strategy Working Group and Projects Committee. He continues to serve as Chair of the Legal Practice Division, overseeing more than 100 business-related committees.

Career highlights

• Chair, International Bar Association (IBA), Legal Practice Division
• Past Chair IBA Strategy Working Group, Projects Committee and IBA Treasurer
• Past Chair, MinterEllison
• One of Australia’s leading Media and Communications law experts. Ranked “Star Individual“ in the TMT Media category by Chambers Global, the only Australian to receive the top ranking in that category
• Heading the defence team in the Ben Roberts-Smith Libel case, dubbed by the Australian Media as the “Defamation Trial of the Century,”
• A candidate for the position of the next Secretary General of the IBA
• Had our team ranked Tier 1 in every international directory
• Acting for leading mainstream and online publishers in Australia and internationally, including defending defamation cases for Fairfax Media Limited and the Nine Network
• Represented many Government Departments, public servants and politicians, when threatened with defamation actions
• Domain – defended claims of misleading and deceptive conduct brought by realestate.com.au
• Qantas Group – worked on a large volume of deep vein thrombosis cases against the airline in the highest courts in Australia, the UK, and the US.
• Served on the MinterEllison Board for more than 20 years and was elected Chair
• Chaired and served on many boards related to government and the media including Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Trust, State Sports Centres Trust and Melbourne Recital Centre Board