The man who fought to clear Richard Pratt

In this second extract from The Power Broker, Michael Gawenda looks at the role of Leon Zwier at ABL, who fought a hard battle with the ACCC's Graeme Samuel in defence of the dying packaging king.

ABL's media-savvy 'celebrity lawyer' Leon Zwier would be at home in any of the big New York City law firms. Erin Jonasson

Michael Gawenda

Jul 21, 2020 – 12.00am

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Leon Zwier has built the litigation practice of ABL into a major part of its business. Apart from Bloch and Leibler, few lawyers have had as much impact on the firm as has Zwier.

Media-savvy, flamboyant, determined to take on paid or pro bono cases that are guaranteed to get big coverage, Zwier looks as if he would be at home in any of the big New York law firms or in a TV series like The Good Fight.