Anthea Burton

Criminal Law
Corporate Crime
Coronial Inquests
Commercial Litigation
Appellate

Admitted as a solicitor in 2016 (NSW)
Admitted as a barrister in 2026 (NSW)

Anthea accepts briefs in all areas of law.

Before coming to the Bar, Anthea was a Senior Federal Prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth), where she worked for six years. Anthea prosecuted a wide range of Commonwealth offences, including tax and social security fraud, money laundering, terrorism, and drug trafficking and importation.

Before joining the CDPP, Anthea worked as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Baker McKenzie, and as tipstaff to the Honourable Justice Sackar in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Anthea holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) from the University of Sydney.

Anthea’s CV is available here.