Our People

Adam Ly, B. Ec. (Majoring in Economics), LL.B.

Managing Director and Principal Lawyer

Adam Ly is the Managing Director and Principal Solicitor of LY Lawyers Pty Ltd.

Adam is a well known Criminal Law specialist.

Adam has been practicing law for more than 20 years, and has over 25 years industry experience, exclusively in Criminal Defence.

He appears daily in the Local Courts, District Courts and the Supreme Court of NSW, and has extensive experience with complex criminal matters in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.

Adam is currently involved in the firm’s most serious cases, including defending our clients charged with murder, large commercial drug importation and supply, serious sexual assault and complex fraud matters and serious interstate prosecutions.

Other than in New South Wales, Adam has appeared for our clients in serious criminal cases in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. He has also appeared in District and Supreme Court trials in Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. He has achieved huge success for clients who have been charged with extremely serious criminal offences throughout Australia, including numerous ‘not guilty’ verdicts in long and complex criminal trials.

Notably, Adam represented individuals and a Company in Australia’s first ever criminal prosecution for a ‘Cartel Conduct’ case, prosecuted by the ACCC and the Commonwealth DPP in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne, Victoria. The landmark case involved 2 of our firm’s clients (individuals) successfully avoiding imprisonment on Guilty pleas and sentencing (Australia’s first ever sentencing for Cartel Conduct), and our third client being found ‘not guilty’ following complex and protracted criminal proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia. The case will be a precedent for many years to come.

In NSW, Adam has been representing clients in numerous courts throughout the metropolitan area and country NSW. He continues to strive to protect the rights of those who have been accused of criminal offences. He will travel anywhere in NSW and Australia to defend our clients.

Adam is highly regarded for his commitment to his work and clients. His dedication to the principles of justice and fairness are what separate him from other criminal law advocates.

Nate Lara, LL.B

Associate Lawyer

Nate joins LY Lawyers to continue following his passion for advocating for people who need it the most. In his career so far, Nate has been a specialised advocate, working with those clients in need of a compassionate and dedicated lawyer in Sydney’s Western Suburbs.

Graduating from the University of Technology, Sydney at the top of his class in Criminal Law, Advanced Criminal Law, and Criminal Sentencing Law, he received a prestigious graduate position at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in NSW. In his time as a prosecutor, Nate worked on serious criminal prosecutions, by leading cases and advocating in the District Court of NSW.

Since finishing his time as a prosecutor, Nate has acted as a criminal defence advocate in various matters across the Local and District Courts in New South Wales. Nate has successfully represented clients in summary hearings, complex sentences, mental health applications, domestic violence orders and technical appeals.

Nate also recently returns from an extended trip in London, where he worked alongside some of the most talented criminal barristers in the United Kingdom.

Nate is a great asset to the firm and assists in the management of our thriving South Western and Western Sydney practice. He assists our Principal in managing our Liverpool office, dedicated to assisting the local community.

Wafik Midhra, LL.B

Associate Lawyer

Wafik comes to our firm with more than 5 years experience with one of Sydney’s most reputable Criminal Lawyers. There, he gained invaluable experience in conducting primarily serious criminal matters involving Murder, serious commercial drugs, sexual assault, and white collar crime. Wafik has conducted numerous high profile criminal cases and thrives on working on complex and difficult briefs. Working out of our Sydney City Office, Wafik is in charge of conducting some of our most serious cases that go to Trial, and often also appears in NSW country courts and Interstate higher courts. A strong work ethic and honest and approachable personality makes Wafik easy to deal with and reliable with his ongoing communication with our clients.

Chris Kenny, B, Arts, LL.B

Associate Lawyer

Chris returns to our Firm as a Criminal Defence Lawyer, having completed his Practical Legal Training with our firm at our Liverpool Office. Chris then joined the Director of Public Prosecutions as a prosecutor.

Whilst at the DPP Christopher worked on a variety of different criminal law matters such as, murders, sexual assaults, organised crime, and numerous Supreme Court bail applications. Now having been away from our firm for close to two years, Christopher has returned to our firm with more experience and a hunger for success. In private practice, he has engaged in more Local Court advocacy and has handled independently matters extending from traffic offences, domestic violence, drug-related offences, assaults and sexual assaults.

Christopher is best known for his hard work, exceptional legal research, his fierce courtroom advocacy, and most importantly his desire to do what is best for our clients.

As a criminal lawyer, Christopher Kenny works tirelessly for his clients. He leaves no stone unturned, and he spends time diligently preparing his cases. That is the peace of mind that clients who work with Christopher can enjoy.

Christopher is an excellent courtroom advocate and prides himself on precision and attention to detail across all his work. He puts his client’s interests first and works diligently to ensure that he achieves the best possible outcome no matter what the circumstance. It is due to his tenacity and dedication that Christopher is on his way to becoming one of the most respected criminal lawyers in Sydney. Christopher regularly appears in defended hearings, bail applications, and sentence hearings and is a well-respected advocate amongst the profession.

Outside of law, Christopher is quite the history buff, with a particular interest in European and Military History. Christopher also enjoys travelling and having lived the majority of his childhood in Europe he was given the opportunity to see a great deal of the world already, it has allowed him to better understand and appreciate cultural intricacies from different parts of the world.

Shvan Karezi, LL, B, B. Criminology

Paralegal and Law Graduate

Royston Peirce

Paralegal

Rejana Mihailovic

Legal Secretary