Ugur Nedim

Mr Ugur Nedim is the Principal of Sydney Criminal Lawyers®.

He has a distinguished career as an exceptional criminal defence lawyer and has been recognised by the Law Society of NSW as an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist since 2005.

Mr Nedim commenced his criminal defence career in 1992 as a law clerk with specialist criminal law firm Brezniak Neil-Smith and Co, under the mentorship of legendary criminal defence lawyer Angus Neil-Smith (now retired).

He began practising as a courtroom criminal defence lawyer in 1998; independently representing clients in a range of criminal & traffic cases.

He regularly conducted difficult & complex defended hearings, trials and appeals, achieving an outstanding success rate.

He started ‘Nedim Lawyers – Criminal Defence Specialists’ in 2001, which later became ‘Sydney Criminal Lawyers®‘.

He attained the coveted certification of Accredited Criminal Law Specialist in 2005 and has maintained that certification ever since.

Mr Nedim has represented clients in some of Australia’s highest profile and most difficult and complex criminal cases, including:

• Australia’s biggest ever heroin importation trial, which involved the importation of over 600 kg of heroin; all 3 clients found not guilty (3 co-accused, represented by other criminal law firms, were found guilty);
• Over thirty murder & manslaughter trials, including several arising from the ‘gangland wars’ in Western Sydney;
• Over 100 other serious criminal trials including dozens of  commercial drug trials, complex fraud trials, sexual assault trials, intentionally causing grievous bodily harm, various forms of robbery and kidnapping, intent to murder, dangerous driving occasioning death/GBH, money laundering – cases spanning of the gamut of serious crime;
• Representing companies and individuals over allegations of corporate crime and through ASIC investigations, anti money laundering allegations, accusations of bribery and other forms of corruption, fraud and ‘white collar’ crime,
• Protecting client interests in all types of courts and tribunals, including the NSW ICAC, the Australian and NSW Crime Commissions & Coroner Courts;
• Successful Appeals at every level – from the Local Court, to hundreds in the District & Supreme Courts (including NSWCCA) all the way up to the High Court of Australia.

He has represented numerous well-known senior executives including CEOs of some of Australia’s largest corporations, as well as senior executives of multi-nationals with offices in Australia, several sporting stars including footballers and Olympic Athletes, actors on the international stage and professionals including lawyers and politicians who have entrusted him with their criminal cases.

He is a dedicated, knowledgeable and persuasive criminal lawyer who is respected by magistrates, judges and prosecutors alike.

He fights hard to have cases ‘dropped’ and is consistently able to defend and win serious criminal cases after clients have received advice from other lawyers that their cases have no prospects of success (see Recent Cases).

Mr Nedim has also conducted 4000+ local court cases over his career, with an emphasis on:

• drink driving and major traffic offences,
• drug possession & supply,
• assaults and AVOs,
• fraud & dishonesty offences, and
• defended hearings, committal hearings, guilty pleas, bail applications and mental health cases.

However, he now focuses on serious and complex crime, taking on a limited number of the most difficult cases and working on them to the very highest quality standard, while also ensuring the exceptional standards of legal work at the firm are maintained on all cases.

Mr Nedim is a true specialist because he has always practised as a criminal defence lawyer – not a prosecutor, general lawyer or commercial lawyer, which have little relevance to high quality criminal defence work. Over and above this, he has independently carried his cases from start to finish since the start of his legal career – undertaking advocacy (courtroom) work where other lawyers may need the assistance of others.

He has developed specialised procedures, methods and techniques to achieve desirable outcomes for his corporate and individual clients.

He is respected for his ability to grasp large volumes of complex material, identify the relevant issues and formulate winning strategies, and his high-quality work is consistently praised by members of the judiciary.

With Mr Nedim, clients can rest assured of receiving the best defence whatever their particular criminal or traffic law case may be.