Best Lawyers Near You in Adelaide, Australia for Litigation
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Cameron acts for banks, secured and unsecured lenders, insolvency practitioners, creditors and corporate clients. His practice is centered on acting for and against financial institutions in banking-related litigation, securities enforcement and insolvency proceedings. He has practised across every State and Territory in Australia, in specialist tribunals and alternative dispute resolution processes. Cameron’s practice spans banking and finance litigation, insolvency proceedings and com...
Amanda Brady is an Associate Director in Cowell Clarke’s Dispute Resolution team and has been practising in this area since 2010. Amanda has many years’ experience in the resolution of general commercial and contractual disputes, building and construction disputes, and several insolvency, private client and estate disputes. Amanda has been involved in both small and large scale litigious matters. Her clients include individuals, small businesses, large commercial and construction ...
Matthew Hawke is Special Counsel in Cowell Clarke’s Building, Construction & Infrastructure and Dispute Resolution teams. Matthew has broad experience in construction advice and disputes (including construction contract drafting and advice), compulsory acquisition disputes, and the construction industry security of payment regimes across Australia. When not working in the construction space, Matthew supports clients in negotiating or litigating their general contractual, misrepresen...
Lauren Rowan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Lauren, who practices law in Adelaide, Australia, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lauren is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nicole is a senior associate in our disputes team. Nicole joined DMAW Lawyers as part of the firm’s summer clerkship program before being admitted as a lawyer in 2016. Nicole has worked on a wide variety of disputes for corporate clients, ranging from small debt recoveries to large commercial disputes. Nicole also advises clients with respect to contractual, workplace , insolvency and regulatory compliance matters. Nicole’s competition law experience includes the Australian Compet...
Maddie Donovan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation. Maddie, who practices law in Adelaide, Australia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maddie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Annabel is a senior associate in DMAW Lawyers’ disputes practice, providing practical, commercially focused advice across a wide range of litigious and non-litigious commercial matters. She supports our clients in resolving complex disputes with an emphasis on achieving efficient, strategic outcomes. Annabel’s construction law experience extends to acting in disputes involving large-scale infrastructure projects. She also assists clients in protecting and resolving disputes about ...
Josh is an experienced litigator in our Transaction Disputes team. With experience in complex commercial and construction litigation, Josh has a strong technical skill set which is complemented by a commercial and practical approach when assisting clients with their disputes. Josh is a staunch advocate and has acted for a variety of clients throughout Australia, from Magistrates Court to Supreme and Federal Court matters. He has comprehensive experience in significant Security of Payment adju...
Sam is a special counsel in our disputes team. Sam has extensive experience working on complex commercial litigation matters in many Australian jurisdictions. Sam advises clients about corporate and personal insolvency, and about their interactions with state and federal regulatory bodies. Sam also has significant experience advising and representing insolvency practitioners, creditors and businesses in proceedings under the Corporations Act and about the insolvency process generally. Sam is ...
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