Bruce Webb

Background

Bruce Webb was born in the United Kingdom. His later education and legal career took place in Victoria, Australia, where he studied at Monash University and was admitted to the bar in 1986.

Education

Bruce Webb studied at Monash University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. His law degree connected his studies with the university's law program in Melbourne.

Monash University was established by the Monash University Act 1958 and takes its name from the Australian general Sir John Monash. Its first Vice-Chancellor, Sir Louis Matheson, was a British professor of engineering who held the post until 1976. The university's original site at Clayton covered 115 hectares, and in 1988 Monash still had only one campus, at Clayton.

Monash's Faculty of Law was established in 1963 as a new law school, with David Derham as its foundation dean. Derham was highly regarded in the legal profession, and the faculty was designed as an original school with its own curriculum.

Career

Bruce Webb was admitted to the bar in Victoria, Australia, in 1986. His career developed within the Melbourne legal market after his admission.

He is a partner at Baker & McKenzie. The firm was established in 1949 and is described as a global firm with offices in many countries. Its Australian operations began in Sydney in 1964, and the Melbourne office commenced operations in 1982. The Australian business is an Australian partnership that belongs to Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss association of the firm's offices.

Professional profiles date his partnership to 1994 and show him based in Melbourne. Profiles associate him with banking and finance and with property-related matters, including commercial real estate. In a partnership, partners share ownership and management responsibility for the firm's business, which is the position he holds.

References

• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer directory that lists Bruce Webb as a reputable lawyer.