Peter Seidel is the partner responsible for co-ordinating the firm’s public interest law contributions and is head of Arnold Bloch Leibler’s native title practice. His position emphasises the notion of giving back to the community and acknowledges a commitment that both he and the firm have to pro bono work Notably, Peter represented the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal peoples in their landmark native title claim, High Court appeal and associated legal transactions.

In 2008, Peter was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Law at La Trobe University. In this position, Peter advises the University’s law department on the direction of its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and strengthens its connections with the legal profession. He also supports La Trobe’s public interest law programme by advising on its development and taking part in its teaching.

In his public interest law co-ordinating role at Arnold Bloch Leibler, Peter also receives and acts on requests for pro-bono legal assistance through the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH), having previously served on the board of PILCH from 2002 to 2007.

Peter joined Arnold Bloch Leibler as a lawyer in 1993 and became a partner in 2002. Previously, he completed a three-year position at the Federal Court of Australia. He is entered on the High Court Register of Practitioners and is entitled to practice as a barrister and solicitor of both the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Victoria.

Peter was the inaugural recipient of the Pro Bono Award at the 2004 Law Institute of Victoria’s President’s Awards. In 2006, he received the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s Human Rights Award in the law category in recognition of his significant contribution to the promotion and advancement of human rights in Australia. In 2007, Peter received the Victorian Law Foundation’s Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award for his pro-bono service to Indigenous peoples.

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