David Chaikin

David Chaikin is an Associate Professor at The University of Sydney Business School, where he teaches in the areas of banking and finance law, corporate and commercial law, and asset protection/management of wealth risks. His research interests include banking, finance and securities law, Asian and Pacific law, taxation law, and corporations and associations law. Prior to his academic appointment, David was a practising lawyer specialising in multi-jurisdictional investigations, transnational commercial and criminal litigation, and offshore corporate and banking law. He has held appointments as Senior Assistant Secretary of the Australian Attorney-General's Department and Senior Legal Officer of the Commonwealth Secretariat. David's research expertise is in comparative corporate law, financial crime, tax evasion and money laundering, financial services law and regulation, offshore finance, private banking and wealth management.