Brian O’Donnell KC

Admission as Barrister 1983
Appointed Silk 1993

Brian has a large commercial practice covering a wide range of trial and appeal work, as well as arbitration, alternate dispute resolution and advice work. Brian is particularly in demand for complex corporate and commercial cases. Brian has successfully practised as a leading QC for more than 20 years, regularly appearing in Courts in Brisbane and Sydney, and to a lesser extent in other States.

He is listed as Senior Counsel in Doyle’s Guide as follows:

Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution

2024 – Leading (Queensland)
2023 – Leading (Queensland)
2022 – Leading (Australia)
2020 – Pre-eminent (Queensland)  and Recommended (Australia)
2019 – Pre-eminent (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2018 – Pre-eminent (Queensland)
2017 – Pre-eminent (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2016 – Pre-eminent (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2015 – Leading (Queensland)

Construction and Infrastructure

2024 – Leading (Queensland)
2023 – Recommended (Australia)
2022 – Leading (Australia)
2021 – Leading (Queensland)
2020 – Leading (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2019 – Recommended (Queensland)
2018 – Leading (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2017 – Recommended (Queensland)
2016 – Recommended (Queensland)
2015 – Leading (Queensland)

Insolvency and Reconstruction

2024 – Leading (Queensland)
2023 – Leading (Queensland)
2022 – Recommended (Australia)
2020 – Leading (Queensland)
2019 – Leading (Queensland)
2018 – Pre-eminent (Queensland)
2017 – Recommended (Australia)
2016 – Pre-eminent (Queensland) and Recommended (Australia)
2015 – Pre-eminent (Queensland) and Leading (Australia)

Areas of particular interest include administrative law, appeals, banking, class actions, equity and trusts, commercial disputes, contract, corporate insolvency and bankruptcy, corporations, insolvency, insurance, gas industry, leasing, mining industry, professional negligence, rail and port services, resources and energy, schemes of arrangement, trade practices and competition, taxation.