Haralabos Abelas

Haralabos Abelas is a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Wollongong (UOW) School of Law since 2010, teaching subjects including Revenue/Taxation Law, Contracts, Corporations Law, and Advanced Legal Skills. As an Admitted Solicitor in NSW Supreme Court, Federal Court, and High Court of Australia, he combines academic instruction with extensive legal practice experience in litigation, building & construction law, and financial markets regulation.

Education:

• BCom (Finance) from UOW
• LLB from UOW
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) from UOW

His research and professional focus spans tax compliance, construction dispute resolution, and financial regulatory frameworks, informed by his career in both academic and institutional settings.

Professional Roles:

• Principal Legal Practitioner in NSW
• Former roles at Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
• Experience with Ernst & Young and Commonwealth Bank Global Markets

Mr. Abelas maintains a historic connection to UOW, having studied under founding faculty members and contributed to student recruitment in the 1990s.