Andrew Berger KC

Barrister

LLB (Hons), BA, PLT

BIOGRAPHY

After many years of advising and appearing for clients in some of their most sensitive legal matters, Andrew has developed a reputation as a ‘counsel of choice’ for particularly complex, risky, sensitive or otherwise important matters.

Andrew has very broad legal experience and has achieved deep expertise across a significant number of areas of law, including appeals, public law, statutory interpretation, family law, inquests and inquiries, equity and trusts, tort law, wills and estates, revenue and professional discipline. He also has a recognised ability to perform strongly in any matter he is briefed in.

He has appeared in well over 100 precedent setting cases in many different jurisdictions (including multiple appearances in the High Court, Full Federal Court, Full Family Court, and courts of appeal in various States and Territories).

In recent years, Andrew has appeared throughout Australia in a number of complex, high profile and important matters against leading senior counsel.

Andrew brings to each matter a highly developed strategic nous, an ability to pinpoint how the case is going to be won or lost, efficiency, including as to how best to deploy legal resources and efforts, and clear and concise communication skills, both in and out of court. He is also a great ‘team player’ and prides himself on being easy and pleasant to work with.

Andrew has given numerous presentations to the profession on a range of different legal issues. For several years, he served as an elected member of the ACT Bar Council and as a mentor in the Women in Law Enforcement Strategy (WILES) Mentoring Program.

Andrew is also an accredited mediator, who works hard to utilise his legal and communication skills, empathy and common sense to find common ground and practical outcomes that lead to lasting resolutions of difficult disputes.

‘I wanted to say thank you to both of you [Andrew and his junior counsel Alex Langshaw, Selborne Chambers] for your hard work and most importantly skill over especially the last few weeks but also the last year or more. I said to [the client] today that this was the best legal work I had ever witnessed being done (in reference to the two of you) and that I had ever been involved in. Your advocacy in particular Andrew was formidable.'

Sarah Keenan, Director, Farrar Gesini Dunn, 30 June 2024 - following a 12-day hearing in the ACT Supreme Court.


AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Appeals

  • Administrative & Regulatory

  • Commercial/Contract Disputes

  • Common Law

  • Constitutional

  • Discrimination

  • Employment & Industrial

  • Equity

  • Family

  • Inquiries, Inquests & Coronial Law

  • Professional Discipline

  • Tort

  • Workers Compensation/Comcare

  • Workplace Health & Safety