François Salama was called to the Bar in New South Wales in 2006 and conducts a general commercial and equity practice, with specialised focus and experience in Estate Litigation, Building & Construction, Contracts, Real Property and Corporate Insolvency. He regularly appears in all superior courts across New South Wales, ACT and Victoria and in the Federal Court of Australia, in trials and appeals. François is an Accredited Mediator with the Mediation Standards Board.

François is a co-author of the ‘Australian Succession Law’ looseleaf service published by Thomson Reuters and has been a member of the NSW Bar Association Succession and Protective Law Committee since 2022.  He regularly delivers and moderates seminars on estate litigation and building and construction.

François is a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and was appointed to the Australian Board of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners in 2024, a global professional association providing continuing legal education and advocacy on trust and estate law.

Doyle’s Guide has listed François as a Leading Junior Counsel in Wills & Estates Litigation six years consecutively since 2019.

François was a Finalist for ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards in 2023 and 2024.