Best Lawyers in Australia for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mark has extensive experience working with clients across a range of industries and backgrounds. Specifically Mark specialises in corporate insolvency matters, commercial litigation and corporations law disputes, intellectual property and copyright litigation, and financial services disputes including securities enforcement. He also has extensive experience working with banks and wealth funds, and advising on matters related to Royal Commissions and inquires. Mark acts on behalf of a number o...
Rocco is an internationally recognised dispute resolution lawyer with expertise in court and tribunal matters, advocacy, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution.He works across Australia to resolve disputes in the corporate and commercial, construction, property, insolvency, defamation and intellectual property fields, as well as representing clients in corporate investigations and commissions of inquiry. He has specific experience in complex, high value, business critical disputes, a...
Jason Walker is a Partner at Forte Family Lawyers and is an accreditation specialist in Family Law (2005). Jason has over 25years of experience helping clients through family and relationship breakdown. He has particular expertise in complex parenting matters and complex financial litigation, acting for high net worth individuals in matters involving trusts, companies and businesses. Jason’s practice includes international family law, often involving jurisdictional and forum disputes. H...
Stephen is a well-respected commercial litigation lawyer with almost 30 years’ experience. His area of specialisation is in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on complex debt, consumer law, contract, corporations law, equity, real property and regulatory investigations. Stephen has represented both public and private companies across a range of industries and issues, in the Supreme Court, the Federal Court and High Court, and has led large-scale matters...
https://www.thelawyermag.com/au/news/general/laugh-every-day-says-mills-oakley-partner/228601 Bernice has a broad-ranging commercial-disputes practice, but her specialities are insolvency and debt recovery, shareholder disputes, and building and construction disputes. She is sought out for her sound technical advice, along with her straight-talking and commercially pragmatic approach to protecting the interests of her clients. Bernice has been described as 'formidable and practical', 'a brigh...
Stephanie Rizk is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation. Stephanie, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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 ...
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...
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...
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.
Stuart Jessup is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Stuart, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stuart is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
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