Michael Quinlan
Professor Michael Quinlan
BA LLB LLM (UNSW) PLTC (CL) MA (THEOST) (with High
Dist.)(UNDA)
Professor
Quinlan is a Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law, Sydney at The
University of Notre Dame Australia. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2013,
Professor Quinlan had a distinguished career of over 23 years at the commercial
law firm Allens where he was a commercial litigation partner for more than 14 years.
Professor Quinlan was a long-time member of that firm’s Pro Bono Committee.
Professor Quinlan is the Junior Vice President of the St Thomas More Society, a
director of Freedom For Faith, a board member of the Legal Profession
Admissions Board and the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Anti-Slavery Taskforce and
a contributing member of the Wilberforce Foundation. He has a deep interest in
the relationship between law and morality and law and religion. Professor
Quinlan is married to Kate and they have four children Edmund, Brigid, Sinead
and Liam.