Jeremy Leibler

Jeremy David Leibler[1] (born in 1979)[2] is a Partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler and a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel.[3] He has been President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, an elected representative roof body of the Australian Jewish Community since 2018.[4] In 2023, Leibler was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia's top 25 private capital dealmakers.[5] Following the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, Leibler became the face of the Australian Jewish Community.[6]

Early life and education

The son of Mark and Rosanna Leibler,[7] Leibler graduated top of the law school at Monash University with first class honours and was awarded the Supreme Court Prize for best honours student.[8] He was editor of the Monash University Law Review in 2002.[9]

Leibler joined Arnold Bloch Leibler in 2003 as an articled clerk.[10] He was made senior associate in 2009 and partner in 2011.[11]

He is involved in activism related to corporate mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and shareholders.[12] Leibler acts for clients including Solomon Lew and Premier Investments Limited,[13] Ruslan Kogan and Kogan.com,[14] and Alex Waislitz and Thorney Investment Group.[15] He has been instrumental in many activist campaigns in relation to ASX listed companies such as AMP,[16] Myer,[17] Cromwell Property Group[18] and VGI Partners.[19]

In 2016, he partnered with Activist Insight to produce a report providing an analysis of activist investing trends in Australia.[20] He regularly lectures at universities[citation needed] and presented a lecture in Corporations Law at Monash University in 2023,[21] where he examined legal and commercial strategies and tactics relevant to shareholder activism.[22]

He is a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel, having been appointed by the governor general, the Hon Sir Peter Cosgrove, in 2015.[23] In April 2024, he was reappointed for a three-year period.[24]

He is a non-executive director of ASX listed Thorney Technologies Limited[25] and a director of the Spotlight Foundation.[26]

He is a member of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia,[27] a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of the International Bar Association.[28]

Community work

In November 2018, Leibler was elected as the President of the Zionist Federation of Australia.[29]

He is a former Deputy Chair of Leibler Yavneh College[30] and has served on the boards of numerous organizations within the Jewish community, including the United Jewish Education Board, Zionism Victoria,[31] and is a former chairperson of the Zionist Young Council of Victoria.[32]

In 2017, Leibler led a delegation together Chris Corrigan to Israel on a business mission focusing on Agri-tech.[33]

In October 2019, Leibler led a delegation to Israel together with John Howard, Alexander Downer, Brendan Nelson, Wayne Swan and Stephen Conroy where they met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Reuven Rivlin.[34][35]

In 2020, Mr Leibler was appointed a member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[36]

In September 2022, Leibler was in Israel where he met Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who he invited to visit Australia.[37]

In February 2023, Leibler spoke at the Knesset at a global antisemitism forum.[38]

Honors and awards

Leibler is recognised for his expertise in corporate/M&A and capital markets in Chambers Asia Pacific[39] and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.[40] He is recognised by Best Lawyers International[41] in the area of commercial law and has been ranked by Doyle's Guide Australia as ‘pre-eminent’ in the categories of private equity and corporate/M&A in Melbourne.[42][43]

References

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  3. ^ "Panel Members". Australian Government Takeovers Panel. Retrieved July 18, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Jeremy Leibler replaces Danny Lamm as ZFA president". JWire. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Private Capital: the movers and shakers of 2022" (PDF). Australian Financial Review. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "I've never been afraid to cry': Jeremy Leibler on being the face of a traumatised people". The Australian. June 21, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "Evolution of Leibler's Law". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Evolution of Leibler's Law". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  11. ^ "Chip Off the Old Bloch". Legal Business Online. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  13. ^ "Solly Lew's Premier threatens legal action against Myer". SMH. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Turnbull Foundation joins Australian Philanthropic Services in city". The Australian. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  18. ^ "No rest for ABC director Joe Gersh in Cromwell boardroom battle". The Australian. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  31. ^ "Staff and Board". Zionism Victoria. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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  33. ^ "A tale of two cities, two parties, two egos, and more …". The Australian. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  34. ^ "CBD Melbourne: Leibler chooses travel over tussle". The Age. 28 October 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  35. ^ "Cocktail reception for former Australian political leaders in Israel". JWire. 30 October 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  36. ^ "Hebrew University Appoints Two New Australian Governors". JWire. 27 October 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  37. ^ "Leibler Meets with Israel's President Herzog". Australian Jewish News. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  38. ^ "Jeremy Leibler Speaks at the Knesset". JWire. 2 February 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  39. ^ "Jeremy Leibler". Chambers. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  40. ^ "Corporate and MA". Legal 500. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  41. ^ "Arnold Bloch Leibler named in 2021/22 Best Lawyers® International guide". Law Portal. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  42. ^ "ABL Corporate Law Seminar Series". Monash University. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  43. ^ "Leading Commercial Lawyers Victoria". Doyles Guide. 10 August 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.