Thomas Fearis

Thomas Fearis has extensive work experience in the legal and business development fields. Thomas currently holds the position of Head of Business Development & Client Services Asia-Pacific at Berkeley Research Group LLC, a position they have held since October 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Head of Marketing & Business Development Asia-Pacific at the same company from July 2019 to October 2021.

Before joining Berkeley Research Group LLC, Fearis worked at Latham & Watkins as a Business Development Senior Specialist from October 2018 to May 2019. Thomas also held the role of Business Development Senior Coordinator at the same company from January 2016 to September 2018.

Their earlier experiences include working as an Arbitral Clerk, Tribunal Secretary, and Associate at Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong from May 2014 to August 2015. Thomas also served as a Graduate Lawyer at Ashurst from February 2013 to February 2014, a Legal Intern (International Arbitration) at King & Spalding from October 2012 to December 2012, and a Research Assistant at Francis Burt Chambers from September 2012 to October 2012.

Fearis has also gained valuable experience as a Legal Intern at Ashurst (Dispute Resolution) in July 2012, a Legal Intern at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC International Court of Arbitration) from January 2012 to April 2012, and as a Vacation Clerk at Gilbert + Tobin in July 2011. Their earliest work experience was as a Casual Law Clerk at Thomson Geer from March 2011 to June 2011.

Thomas Fearis' education history includes a Gap Year with Rotary Youth Exchange at Faculdades Promove in 2003. Thomas then attended Scotch College in Perth from 1995 to 2002. Thomas later enrolled at the University of Western Australia, earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science (International Relations) and Asian Studies in 2007. Following that, they studied abroad at the University of Helsinki in 2006, focusing on Political Science and International Relations Studies. Thomas studied abroad again in 2010-2011 at Université Paris Cité, specializing in International Legal Studies. Thomas then obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Western Australia in 2012. Finally, they completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at The College of Law Australia in 2012.