Darren is a sports and commercial lawyer admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of NSW, High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of England and Wales. 

Darren advises a range of sporting clients including international, national, state and regional sports governing bodies and other multi-disciplinary sports organisations; athletes; rights holders; and agencies from sports including rugby league, football (soccer), water polo, modern pentathlon, cricket, tennis, swimming, diving, archery, racing, harness racing, hang gliding, baseball and track & field athletics. He advises in areas including sports governance; the drafting and implementation of sporting rules and regulations; anti-doping; sports dispute resolution and disciplinary matters; international and Olympic nomination and selection disputes; sponsorship and endorsement deals; gaming and wagering; playing contract and related employment matters; and matters relating to branding and the protection / exploitation of image and related rights. 

Darren also conducts a broad corporate and commercial practice which includes advising clients in relation to partnership, joint venture, shareholder, share sale / purchase, management, supply, procurement and licensing agreements; intellectual property ownership and disputes; employment contracts; defamation; commercial dispute resolution and ADR; and various regulatory matters. 

Darren holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) specialising in sports law.

Darren is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association and the British Association for Sport and Law.

Darren is a member of the NSW Combat Sports Authority, an expert director of the NSW Junior Rugby Leagues Association,  the Honorary Secretary and the Public Officer of The Carbine Club of NSW and a member of the Legal Committee of Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA).

Darren is a sports columnist with the Sydney Morning Herald and related Fairfax Media publications throughout Australia.