Dennis Miralis

Dennis Miralis is a leading Australian defence lawyer who specialises in international criminal law, with a focus on complex multi-jurisdictional investigations and criminal prosecutions. His areas of expertise include bribery and corruption, global tax investigations, proceeds of crime, anti-money laundering, worldwide freezing orders, cybercrime, national security law, Interpol Red Notices, extradition and mutual legal assistance law.

Dennis advises individuals and companies under investigation for economic crimes both locally and internationally. He has extensive experience in dealing with all major international investigative and regulatory agencies, including the DOJ, FBI, IRS, SEC, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.K.’s SFO and NCA. Dennis has significant experience in all matters involving investigations and prosecutions by the AFP, ASIC, ACIC, AUSTRAC, ATO, the CDPP and all state agencies including the NSW Police State Crime Command and NSWDPP. Dennis also specialises in matters involving the New South Wales Crime Commission, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Royal Commissions.

Dennis’ international law work includes representing and advising States on matters that concern public international law including international criminal law.

Dennis is an acknowledged expert in international anti-money laundering law and the implementation of multilateral UN treaties to combat transnational organised crime. He was invited to participate as an individual expert on anti-money laundering and international criminal law at the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Kyoto in 2021 and to participate at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in Vienna.

Dennis has completed international criminal law and public international law studies at Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands, including the Winter Course and the Advanced Course on International Criminal Law.

He has also completed the specialist law programmes conducted by the Asser Institute in the Hague on International Criminal Law and Counter Terrorism.

In 2020 Dennis was a judge at the International Criminal Court Moot in the Hague.

In 2021 Dennis was Awarded a certificate of completion for the ‘Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology’ Program, January 2021, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education.

Dennis Miralis is the solicitor on the record and instructing solicitor in the following High Court of Australia cases:

Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39

Lee v The Queen [2014] HCA 20