Thomson Geer
Peter West is an experienced legal professional currently serving as a Partner at Thomson Geer since November 2012. Peter's extensive career includes previous roles as Counsel for the Personal Property Securities Reform Program at Westpac from May 2010 to October 2012, and Partner positions at Middletons, Norton White, Norton Smith/Coudert Brothers, Toomey Pegg Drevikovsky, and Corrs Chambers Westgarth, with tenure spanning from 1988 to 2010. Peter West holds a BA/LLB degree in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney, completed from 1978 to 1982, and possesses foundational education from Hurlstone Agricultural High School, where studies were undertaken from 1972 to 1977.
Thomson Geer
Thomson Geer is a major Australian corporate law firm. We have more than 650 people, including more than 140 Partners operating out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra. By size we are one of the 10 largest firms operating in Australia, and the 5th largest independent Australian law firm. Thomson Geer's focus is on quality and transparency. We are driven by our client's needs. We offer national best practice specialist skills and experience in all of the below practice areas and industry sectors: Practice Areas • Banking & Finance; • Competition & Regulation; • Construction & Projects; • Corporate & Advisory; • Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety; • Environment & Planning; • Intellectual Property; • Litigation & Dispute Resolution; • Mergers & Acquisitions; • Property; • Restructuring & Insolvency; • Tax; and • Technology. Industry Sectors • Advertising & Marketing; • Agribusiness; • Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical; • Construction, Infrastructure & Engineering; • Education; • Energy & Resources; • Franchising; • Funds Management & Financial Services; • Gaming & Leisure; • Government; • Health, Aged Care & Retirement Villages; • Insurance Services; • Media, Broadcasting & Entertainment; • Sports law; • Superannuation; and • Telecommunications. Full details of our people and our credentials are available on our website.