Best Lawyers in Australia for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Melissa Fenton is a partner in the insurance team at Colin Biggers & Paisley. Melissa has been a litigation lawyer for over 20 years and has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution, professional indemnity and general liability claims acting for insurers and professionals in a variety of different fields. Melissa has experience in defending both large scale litigation and small claim matters, acting for an array of professionals, including architects, engineers, surveyors...
Tony acts for a broad range of clients including technology companies, drug developers, medical device manufacturers, IT businesses, and franchisors. He has advised on commercialisation of technologies from startups through to IPO and trade sale, including drug development, medical devices, IT and other technology sectors. His clients have included Australian companies expanding internationally and international companies entering the Australian market. Tony advises on complex commercial agre...
John leads Holman Webb’s national dispute resolution group in Sydney. He is recognised for his expertise and technical ability in all aspects of dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation. He advises upon issues arising in a wide range of matters including constitutional law (Court of Disputed Returns), administrative law (professional conduct, discrimination, taxation appeals, ASIC reviews, FOS appeals), securities enforcement, insolvency, Corporations Act, Australian consu...
Melanie acts for Commonwealth government agencies, statutory entities and corporate clients. Melanie's clients operate across the full spectrum of Commonwealth activity. Her clients include Comcover, ATO and Departments including Finance, Defence, Home Affairs, Industry, Attorney-General's and Agriculture. Melanie joined Thomsons in July 2025 as part of the transition of the one of Australia’s premier Commonwealth government practices. Melanie’s practice spans litigation, dispute ...
Josh acts for major infrastructure developers, energy companies, EPC contractors, BOP contractors and government-facing entities. His clients include global technology and energy companies, pipeline operators, project developers and state-initiated project finance vehicles. He is based in Melbourne and advises on projects across Victoria and nationally. Josh advises on risk mitigation for project delivery, front-end drafting and negotiation of construction and infrastructure contracts, and en...
Stephanie is an experienced commercial litigator and has advised and acted in complex multi-party disputes and smaller disputes for large and small corporations, individuals and insolvency practitioners in Victorian, New South Wales and federal jurisdictions. She is also experienced in corporate and personal insolvency and has advised and acted for insolvency practitioners, creditors and directors of insolvent companies in contentious and non-contentious liquidations, receiverships, voluntary...
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 ...
Emily is a Special Counsel in Holding Redlich's Construction, Infrastructure & Projects team. She has acted for major contractors, engineering firms and project owners (including government) on a number of high profile projects across the public infrastructure, renewable energy and commercial construction sectors. She has extensive experience acting in court proceedings and other forms of dispute resolution, including mediations, expert determinations and security of payment adjudications...
Stephanie Rizk is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation. Stephanie practices law in Melbourne, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Stephanie Rizk since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Stephanie Rizk is held by other lawyers.
Kelvin is a Melbourne -based lawyer with Align Law . He has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes and proceedings before Australian courts, including the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia. His practice focuses on dispute resolution, including Alternative Dispute Resolution , and he regularly assists clients with both litigated and unlitigated matters. Kelvin works closely with businesses and individuals to manage disputes from earl...
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