About Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy is one of Australia's foremost financial-service regulatory lawyers, advising clients on financial services products, licensing, and breach, governance and compliance matters. He counsels global clients on their most complex and challenging mandates, and his experience spans periods working at major law firms in London, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Liam’s clients include leading insurers, funds, banks, trading houses and digital asset firms. He specialises in complex AFSL licensing and product design, often with a cross-border element. He also has a busy practice in AML/CTF, advising on licensing and adherence to AUSTRAC obligations. He has given evidence multiple times to Parliament on financial services reform, and is the digital asset lead for the Law Council of Australia.