Background
David Campbell was born in Geelong, Australia. Geelong lies on Corio Bay, southwest of Melbourne, and developed as a port and regional commercial centre within the state of Victoria.
David Campbell was born in Geelong, Australia. Geelong lies on Corio Bay, southwest of Melbourne, and developed as a port and regional commercial centre within the state of Victoria.
David Campbell studied at the University of Melbourne. Founded in 1853, the university was the first established in Victoria and is one of the oldest universities in Australia.
David Campbell worked as a partner of Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne. The firm became the first multinational law firm in the world, and by 1978 it had 26 offices in 20 countries.
The firm's Australian operations began in Sydney in 1964 and expanded to Melbourne in 1982. The Australian practice operates as an Australian partnership within Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.
He was admitted to the bar in Victoria, Australia, in 1988, the state in which the Melbourne practice is located.