Dr Ashley Tsacalos Email and Phone Number

Ashley is a leading dispute resolution and litigation lawyer based in Sydney. He is also Australia's leading expert in royal commissions and inquiries as a result of his involvement in most royal commissions and inquiries in recent years. He has an extensive knowledge of public policy issues as well as a unique and deep understanding of the workings of government. As a result, he is a key adviser to government and was the Lawyers Weekly Government Partner of the Year in 2020 and 2023 as well as being ranked in the Government Category in recent Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guides.Ashley has experience in all forms of dispute resolution and litigation. He is engaged by both the public and private sector due to his extensive experience in managing complex and often sensitive disputes. This includes a range of contractual disputes, negligence claims and other tortious claims. Ashley’s expertise in administrative law and insurance law provides him with a unique perspective in terms of dispute resolution generally. Ashley has acted for numerous Australian government and NSW government departments and agencies. He is regularly engaged to provide advice on administrative law and public law issues, including freedom of information, privacy and administrator decision making as well as applications for merits-based review or judicial review.Ashley has significant experience and expertise in insurance law. This includes advising both the public and private sector and has particular skills in managing large-scale, multi-party disputes and litigation, such as representative proceedings and class actions.Ashley established and teaches an insurance law course and government law course at the University of Wollongong. He has also taught insurance law at the University of Sydney, University of Adelaide and the Australian National University. Ashley has been appointed a Honorary Professor to the University of Wollongong. He has previously taught dispute resolution and civil procedure as well as corporations law at the University of Western Sydney.He completed his Doctorate of Philosophy in Law at the University of Sydney in 2012. His doctoral thesis was on constitutional law and appellate advocacy.