Doron Goldbarsht, LLB LLM (HUJI) PHD (UNSW), is a Senior Lecturer in Macquarie Law School where he teaches in the field of Banking and Finance Law. He is an authority on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regulations, with expertise in the related fields of compliance and financial innovation.

Dr Goldbarsht’s recent books - Goldbarsht, Global counter-terrorist financing and soft law: multi-layered approaches (Edward Elgar) (2020), Goldbarsht and deKoker (eds.), Financial Technology and the Law: Combating Financial Crime (Springer, 2021), journal and chapter publications focus on different international AML/CTF standards and the mechanisms for their effective implementation and compliance at the national level.

Dr Goldbarsht holds a practising certificate from both Australia and Israel. He combines academic knowledge with practical experience as an international lawyer. Dr Goldbarsht began his legal career under the supervision of Israel’s Deputy State Attorney (and later State Attorney) in the Department for Special Security Affairs. He mentors different start-ups, provides expert opinions in legal proceedings, and is a research follow with the Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub.

Teaching Responsibilities

Director, Financial Integrity Hub (FIH)

Director, Professional and Community Engagement (PACE)

Banking and Finance Law

Administrative Law

Research Interests

Domestic, international, regional and comparative anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations; domestic compliance with international organisations’ binding and non-binding norms; and administrative and global administrative law.

Postgraduate Research Degree Supervision

Supervision for higher degree research leading to an LLM, MPhil and PhD may be available in the above research fields.