michael@norfolk.au | +61 400 538 816 | norfolk.auMichael is a practising lawyer, former military officer, and geolegal strategist. He is the legal director of Norfolk, an Australian strategic research, analysis, and legal advisory firm. Norfolk works at the intersections of law, geopolitics, and security with a focus on sovereign resilience and governance in Australia and the near regions. His practice areas are public and international law. He spent over twenty years in the Australian Regular Army as a legal officer. He had operational service in Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. He was involved in complex advisings, crisis and operational military planning, and legal policy formulation. His expertise was in legal warfare, synthesising legal regimes, and operational legal framework design. He researches in intellectual and legal warfare, and the laws of war.Michael has cross-cultural, interpersonal, negotiating, and problem-solving skills. He has lived, worked, and travelled in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific region. He also has leadership, mentoring, and management skills built upon his 28 years in the Australian Defence Force. He is an effective writer and public speaker. He writes publicly in his spare time. He has degrees in business, education, history, and law. He is currently studying at the National Security College in the Australian National University in anticipation of soon commencing doctoral studies in international law. He does pro bono legal work (mostly commercial) for an international democracy and human rights charity. He was a humanitarian aid worker and teacher in his earlier careers. He is based in Canberra, Australia.Norfolk Advisory Pty Ltd | ABN 81-671-098-543 | Incorporated Legal PracticeDisclaimer: Statements on LinkedIn express debating points or personal views. Nothing should be attributed to a client or another person. A 'like' of a comment or post simply acknowledges it. Nothing should be taken as legal advice.