
Areas of Expertise
Business Law
Commercial Disputes
Elder law
Migration
Property
Wills & Estates
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GERALD SANTUCCI
Director
Gerald Santucci leads the Business Law team at Snedden Hall & Gallop and has over 40 years’ experience in commercial law, property and disputes.
Widely respected for his ability to resolve complex commercial issues, Gerald advises clients on business acquisitions, transactions, structures, property, tax and insolvency matters. His experience spans the building, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, technology and education industries.
Gerald leads the firm’s migration practice, where he assists employers and individuals to secure permanent and temporary business, skilled, residential and student visas. He is also a member of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA).
He joined the firm in August 1990, prior to which he was a partner at another Canberra law firm. Before his legal career, Gerald served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Australian Army under the national service scheme and worked in the Department of Overseas Trade. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, a diploma from the University of Lyon II, France and a Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University.
Gerald is currently the Chair of the ACT Law Society’s Legal Profession and Ethics Committee and a member of Calvary Hospital’s Human Research Ethics Committee. Previously he was a councillor of the ACT Law Society, a board member of Villaggio Sant’ Antonio aged care, and chairman of Marist College Advisory Board. He is fluent in French and Spanish.
Areas of Expertise
- Contract drafting and advice
- Sale and acquisition of businesses
- Business structures
- Migration: Temporary and permanent visas
- Australian citizenship
Recent Articles from Gerald
International Migrants Day – 18 December
Monday 18 December 2017 marks the 18th annual International Migrants Day and is an opportunity to reflect on Australia’s multicultural nation. Gerald Santucci, Migration Law Director at Snedden Hall & Gallop Lawyers, stated that "the day
Do the existing rules still pertain to citizenship? Changes struck down
Significant changes to migration law were announced in April 2017. Gerald Santucci, Migration Law Director at Snedden Hall & Gallop Lawyers, explains the proposed changes to citizenship and what has happened so far. In my
Good news for long-stay New Zealand citizens
From 1 July 2017, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) introduced a new stream for New Zealand citizens under the Subclass 189 Skilled Visa called the New Zealand stream. Gerald Santucci, Director and
2017 budget outcome for migration
The Australian Government has established a fund called "Skilling Australians Fund" and will fund this to the tune of $1.5 billion over four years. Gerald Santucci, reviews the effects of the 2017 federal budget on