Richard Garnett is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and is a national consultant to Freehills Solicitors in Australia. He regularly advises on cross-border litigation and arbitration matters and has written extensively in these fields, with his work cited by European, North American and Australian courts. He has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, a solicitor in New South Wales and a solicitor in England and Wales. He holds degrees in law from the University of New South Wales and Harvard Law School.