John Edstein has more than 35 years of experience as a legal practitioner with primary practice areas in superannuation, life insurance and trusts, and its tax aspects.
Mr Edstein is a director and chair of Macquarie Investment Management, director of Retail Employees Superannuation (Trustee of the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust, and director of Perpetual Limited. He is also a special counsel for Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers and for Walsh Bay Partners (a family office for high net-worth individuals, families and foundations).
Mr Edstein was a partner in the tax and superannuation group of King & Wood Mallesons (formerly Mallesons Stephen Jaques) from 1990 to 2012, and was national practice team leader from 2006 to 2011.
He was a member of the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Committee from 1988 to 2008, and is now an Emeritus member.
