Maria practices broadly in all areas of law, but has expertise in commercial matters involving equity, corporations, insolvency and questions of complex statutory and contractual construction. Maria also has experience in proceedings involving questions of administrative, constitutional and criminal appellate law. Since starting at the Bar, Maria has appeared in the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and NSW Court of Appeal, and regularly appears unled at contested motions and directions hearings.
Maria maintains an academic interest in the law and lectures at the University of New South Wales in Equity and Trusts.
Before being called to the Bar, Maria was an Associate at Allens in the litigation team (rotating through banking and finance) and an Associate to the Hon. Justice Mark Leeming at the NSW Court of Appeal. Maria holds a Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) from the University of Sydney, and received prizes for first place in corporations law and equity, and competition law.