David
Galbally
QC

Speaker Profile
David Galbally is a leading Australian QC and son of Australia's greatest criminal lawyer Frank Galbally. He has appeared in more than a dozen murder trials with his father.
David is well known in the media as the legal commentator on Mornings on 3AW with Neil Mitchell and as the former host of the Nine Network's consumer affairs program Watchdog. His past sporting appointments include the Chairman of the Melbourne Knights Soccer Club and Board Member of the Collingwood Football Club. He is currently the Chairman of the Royal Children's Hospital's Centre for Hormone Research and Chairman of the Transport Workers Union and the TranSuper Superannuation Funds.
During his career, David has been involved in numerous high profile trials including representing James Bazley (charged with the murder of Douglas and Isabelle Wilson and the conspiracy to murder Donald McKay), Demiran (charged over the bombing of the Turkish consulate in South Yarra), Alistair Lynch in the AFL drug case and the Mexican banker, Carlos Cabal.
Over the years, David has become a highly sought after authority on the issue of corporate governance and has worked with many of Australia's largest organisations. In his presentation 'From the Boardroom to the Courtroom', he discusses the processes, policies and laws that affect the way a company operates, to help divert them away from the many pitfalls associated with corporate conduct in today's business environment.
David is an astute and articulate expert. He can be called upon to analyse or comment on news events or general issues relating to the legal system, crime, corporate conduct and social concerns. He is very much at the cutting-edge of change and was recently described as 'a shaper of opinion, thought and events'.
He is an excellent keynote or conference speaker; or for that change of format, an outstanding hypothetical or forum facilitator.
Travels from Victoria
Client Comments
Client Comments
- David's talk was entertaining and interesting. He captured and held the audience's attention very well.
Australian Taxation Office - Your keynote address
Southern Western Port Regional Council - The event went off extremely well. It flowed well, all participants were briefed and the rapport was excellent. As a delegate on the floor and knowing the subject very well, I could not fault the whole event. I am very happy to recommend David to act as a moderator for a similar event any time.
Victorian Transport Association - It is normal procedure for the audience to assess each session - I am pleased to let you know that you
received a perfect score.
Graeme V Jones & Associates - We greatly enjoyed the stories of your legal experiences in Sports Criminal Law. We particularly enjoyed the humorous way in which these stories were presented. We are grateful that despite the rigours of your very busy professional life, you managed to find time to address charitable organizations such as ours.
Rotary Club of Brighton - He was brilliant today. He was concise, interesting, thought provoking, understandable.
Neil Mitchell
Topics
Speaker Topics
- Case Studies on Corporate Governance
- Hypotheticals
- Is Email Destroying Your Business?
- Keys to Ensuring Proper Corporate Governance
- Making the Change When You Are at Your Peak
- Maximising Your Potential
- Setting the Record Straight
- The Boardroom Challenge
- The Fascinating World of the Courtroom
- The New Media
- What Should Take Place in the Boardroom?
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