Anthony Willinge obtained his Law degree from the University of Western Australia, graduating with honours and the Frank Edward Parsons Memorial Prize in Law for the most outstanding graduand. He also has a Masters of Law with distinction from the University of London.
Mr Willinge has been listed in Best Lawyers in Australia since 2018, and Doyles Guide to Australia’s Best Barristers in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Prior to joining the bar in 2009, he was the head of Blake Dawson’s commercial litigation practice in Perth, the professional assistant to the Crown Counsel for WA, an associate to a Supreme Court judge, and a Crown Counsel at the Crown (now State) Solicitor’s Office.
Mr Willinge is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia where he teaches an intensive unit about legal reasoning, proof and persuasion. In addition to counsel work, he also accepts instructions to act as a mediator, arbitrator, and independent expert appointed to resolve disputes.
