Gillad Dalal

Background

Gillad Dalal was born in Israel. His documented legal career developed in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria, where he was admitted to the bar in 1988.

Education

Gillad Dalal studied at Monash University, where he completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws. Monash was created by the Monash University Act 1958 in Victoria. The university was founded to focus primarily on science and technology, and it later established a law school.

The Faculty of Law's establishment was delayed by a dispute over the interpretation of the Monash University Act, and its foundation dean, David Derham, accepted the position in 1963. The faculty introduced small-group teaching and interactive lectures, with a curriculum that emphasised legal skills in addition to knowledge of the law.

His legal education at Monash preceded his admission to the bar in Victoria, Australia, in 1988.

Career

Gillad Dalal's documented professional career is centred on banking and finance law in Melbourne. He was admitted to the bar in Victoria, Australia, in 1988, and his practice covered banking, finance, bankruptcy, insolvency, bankruptcy reorganization, and mergers and acquisitions.

He worked as a partner at Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne. The firm traces its origins to a partnership founded by Russell Baker and John McKenzie, and it became the first multinational law firm in the world; by 1978 it had 26 offices in 20 countries.

He also spent more than twelve years with Norton Rose Fulbright as a banking and finance partner. The firm was formed in 2013 through the combination of the London firm Norton Rose and the American firm Fulbright & Jaworski. A trade report described his experience as about 25 years in banking and finance, with advice given to banks including ANZ, HSBC, CBA, Bankwest and Standard Chartered Bank.

He then joined the Melbourne office of HWL Ebsworth as a banking and finance partner. His work there was described as covering structured trade and commodities finance, cross-border transactions, project finance, corporate finance, restructuring and workouts. HWL Ebsworth traces its origins to the 1890s, when the firm Ebsworth and Ebsworth was established, and it merged with Home Wilkinson Lowry in 2008.

He later became a partner at Dalal & Associates Lawyers, which is based in South Melbourne, Victoria.

Personality

Quotes from others about the person

• When Gillad Dalal joined the Melbourne office of HWL Ebsworth, the firm described his experience, market knowledge and reputation in the banking and commodities sectors as valuable to its banking and financial services team.

References

• Lawyers Weekly Reports the move of banking and finance partner Gillad Dalal from Norton Rose Fulbright, after more than twelve years with the firm, to the Melbourne office of HWL Ebsworth, and summarises his banking and finance experience and clients.