With over 25 years' experience at the bar, Michael Green SC is highly sought after for high level, strategic advice in relation to complex and confidential legal and regulatory issues. Michael has appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court, State Supreme Courts, the Land and Environment Court, and various tribunals. He has extensive experience in participating in many mediations and arbitrations throughout Australia. Before coming to the Bar, Michael was Head of Corporate Affairs and Planning, of the Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (now Screenrights) and the Director, Copyright Law Review Committee (CLRC) Secretariat. Michael was the Associate to the Hon Justice IF Sheppard AO in the Federal Court of Australia from 1992 to 1995. He also was the lecturer and examiner for the Intellectual Property Law course for the LPAB, and has given guest lectures at various universities and conferences in Australia and overseas. Michael is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the IEEE, and other organisations. He holds a number of directorships. Green SC is the founder and one of the directors of BarNetwork Pty Ltd, and the creator of OpenLaw and the JADE Legal research database.