Patrick Spillane was admitted to practice in 2011 and called to the bar in 2026.

Patrick has experience in civil, regulatory, investigative and criminal matters and has a particular interest in Commonwealth matters (civil and criminal), including corporate governance, financial products, insolvency, and white-collar crime.

Prior to being called to the bar, Patrick was a Senior Federal Prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth).

Patrick has practiced privately both in Australia and internationally, including working with multinational resource companies and in francophone jurisdictions. He speaks English and French. Patrick has provided strategic advice and excellent representation in commercial and insolvency litigation and is experienced in matters involving corporation regulation and investigations by the Australia Securities Investments Commission (ASIC).

In his previous roles, Patrick appeared in contested hearings across the Magistrates, District, Supreme and Federal Courts in Western Australia, and has experience in civil, civil penalty, and criminal trials.

Patrick’s experience includes:

- corruption and compliance issues, including for entities with operations in Africa;

- insolvency disputes;

- administrative review processes;

- complex federal prosecutions including drugs and money laundering charges involving multiple co-accused, conspiracy and joint commission; and

- serious offences under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) including breaches of directors’ duties and insider trading.

Patrick accepts civil, civil penalty, criminal and administrative briefs in all areas related to his expertise.

Areas of Practice:

• Administrative Law

• AML/CTF Compliance

• Appeals

• Appeals & Judicial Review

• Appellate

• Civil Litigation

• Commercial

• Commissions, Inquests and Inquiries

• Constitutional law

• Contract

• Coronial Inquests

• Corporate & Commercial

• Corruption & Misconduct

• Criminal

• Disciplinary

• Fraud

• Inquiries

• Inquiries & Royal Commissions

• Insolvency

• Mediation

• Proceeds of crime and money laundering

• Public & Government Prosecutions

• Regulatory Prosecutions

• Taxation

• Vocational Regulation & Professional Negligence

• White collar crime & Corporate Crime