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Simon has a well earned reputation as an outstanding litigator and is respected throughout the profession. He is consulted by some of Australia’s most successful businesses, families and individuals for his strategic advice. Simon has established a thriving commercial litigation practice and has secured exceptional results for the firm’s clients in all major jurisdictions. Simon practices principally in the area of Commercial Litigation and carefully guides his clients through the...

Karyn Anderson is the Managing Partner of Clothier Anderson Immigration Lawyers, a medium-sized boutique practice located in Carlton, Victoria, Australia that was established in 2003. She was admitted to legal practice in 1993 and has practised solely in the areas of Australian immigration and refugee law for over twenty five years. Karyn graduated from the University of Melbourne in Arts and Law and holds a Master of Laws (cum laude) in Public International Law from the University of Leiden,...

Kate Anderson has developed a broad general commercial practice in more than 20 years at the Bar involving disputes in both state and federal jurisdictions. She mainly practices in areas involving competition and consumer law, contracts, corporations, property and professional negligence or misconduct. Kate has acted in a number of large matters, including class actions in the Federal and Supreme Courts, such as for the defendants in Capic v Ford (till July 2021). She is experienced in resolv...

Prior to joining the Victorian Bar, Brendan was a Special Counsel in the Human Resources and Industrial Relations group of a major law firm, acting for a number of Victorian and Australian Government Departments and agencies, and private sector employers. Brendan has advised and acted in a number of high profile industrial relations cases, including the Victorian public sector nurses dispute, Victorian government teachers EBA negotiations and industrial action, Australia Post enterprise barga...

Jane has been a practising solicitor for over 20 years specialising in Real Estate law with a focus on leasing in the commercial, retail, industrial, education and government sectors in all Australian jurisdictions. Jane has a focus on corporate occupier work, acting for commercial tenants in major lease transactions including head office relocations, purpose built industrial premises, distribution centres and data centres. Jane has also managed high volume lease portfolios for retail tenants...

Alison has close to 18 years’ experience in a wide-ranging employment practice, advising private sector and public sector clients on all aspects of employment, industrial relations and human resources law, and work health and safety law. She also advises private and public sector organisations on the application of privacy legislation. Alison has been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia in employee benefits law every year since 2014 and as a recommended employment lawyer in Vict...

Natalie has close to 20 years’ experience in property, planning and environment law and has been recognised as a leading Australian lawyer in this area in Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. She has also been recognised in the The Best Lawyers in Australia in Real Property Law every year since 2017 and was a Finalist at the 2016 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards in real estate and for Partner of the Year at the 2014 Australian Law Awards . Natalie acts primarily fo...

Jodylee is an accredited family law specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. She advises in relation to all issues involving married and de facto couples, including same-sex couples. She is a Principal Lawyer in Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers. Her practice covers everything from separation and divorce to parenting disputes, including IVF, as well as binding financial agreements and all aspects of financial issues and property settlements. Jodylee uses negotiation, mediation, arb...

Noel advises his clients on commercial disputes and related matters including banking and finance, insolvency, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ASIC and other regulatory issues. Noel’s clients include public and private companies, banks and other financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, manufacturers, and a significant number of large and small businesses and accountants.

Garry Bigmore QC is acknowledged as a leader in his field. Garry is recognised as an authority on bankruptcy and reconstruction law, and a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution senior counsel. Garry was articled to the Deputy Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, admitted in 1973, joined a small CBD firm in 1976, spent the eighties as a solicitor in sole practice and merged with J. M. Smith & Emmerton in 1990. Appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994 (the first solicitor to be so appointe...

Rob Bradley is a property lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience in the solving specific, unusual and complex property related matters such as covenant and easement removals, as well as a more traditional property and business law advice. In fact, he is Aitken Partners go-to man on the unusual. He sits on the Property Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Property and Environmental Law section. Rob’s commercial property experience includes working on industrial, c...

Mark is a Partner with more than 25 years’ experience in legal practice. He specialises in the area of employment law and workplace relations. Mark’s expertise includes solving workplace problems, drafting contracts, advising on industrial matters, and employment issues such as termination of employment, bullying, discrimination, and occupational health and safety. He advises across a wide range of industries, including the sports sector. Mark regularly presents to clients and ind...

Phil heads Sladen Legal’s superannuation team. He is a member (and past member) of multiple superannuation related committees, and is a regular author and presenter. He regularly liaises with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Treasury in relation the implementation and administration of the superannuation laws. Phil’s clients include private business owners, accountants, financial planners, self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees and high and medium net worth indiv...

Chris’ practice focuses on advice, dispute resolution and litigation in the principal areas of: retail and commercial leasing – advising a number of Australia’s largest retail and commercial landlords and tenants in matters of strategy, risk assessment and management, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation property disputes – advising clients in terms of trustee relationships, adverse possession, compulsory acquisition, land valuation, and caveats commercial/co...

Neil is a Principal Lawyer in the business law area, with a particular focus on taxation advice and disputes. Taxation law is a complex area. Neil’s aim is to provide technical expertise to clients, commercially applied and in a friendly and approachable manner. Neil’s practice involves advice, audits, disputes, and transactions. The client mix includes both family groups and business enterprises. Neil also regularly assists professional advisors, including tax agents, accountants...

Michael is a patent attorney and principal of Davies Collison Cave where he heads up the firm’s organic chemistry/pharmaceutical group. Michael’s professional activities include drafting and prosecuting patent applications, providing patent infringement and validity advice, conducting patent oppositions, filing and prosecuting patent term extensions and providing strategic patenting advice. Michael is the Immediate Past President of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys...

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John-Paul Cashen is recognised as one of Australia’s most prominent media lawyers, with extensive experience in all aspects of media law. He is a specialist in defamation, contempt of court, suppression, privilege, breach of confidence, freedom of information, urgent injunctions and racial vilification claims. John-Paul is a lawyer who always puts his clients first. Understanding that in litigation most clients are going through challenging times, John-Paul ensures his clients know they...

Justin Castelan was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1996. He practiced as a solicitor at Holding Redlich and Minter Ellison before he signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 2000. Justin is briefed in a large range of commercial and media law disputes. He has run many trials in all of the jurisdictions in Victoria. Currently, he is most often briefed in the Supreme Court, the County Court and the Federal Court. Justin has also been involved in many types of negligence claims, in...

Andrew Chalet specialises in technology transactions, commercialisation of intellectual property research and development, trademark registration and enforcement, privacy and information technology. Andrew is a member of the Intellectual Property Society for Australia and New Zealand, BioMelbourne Network and International Trademark Association . Andrew Chalet’s recent experience includes: Acting for InterGrain , a wheat, barley and oat breeder, in relation to multiple strategic allianc...

Jeffrey has practised as a taxation and commercial advisor since 1999. He is a Chartered Tax Advisor, and is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a tax law specialist. He has extensive experience in taxation issues affecting a variety of clients. Jeffrey provides advice and assistance on the establishment, operation, restructuring, acquisition and sale of entities, businesses and investments to clients including privately-held groups, public companies, high-wealth families and super...

Carolyn is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and has particular skill in negotiating and structuring complex pre-nuptial agreements and financial settlements. Carolyn joined Taussig Cherrie Fildes in 2010 and has practised exclusively in the area of family law since her admission in 2005. She became an Accredited Family Law Specialist in October 2011 and brings to every matter a high attention to detail, strategic advice and a comprehensive knowledge of family law. Carolyn has a strong comm...

Deborah has extensive experience across a broad range of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and other corporate transactions, equity investments, shareholders and joint venture arrangements, management equity arrangements, ASX listed company advice, and a wide variety of commercial arrangements. Deborah’s major clients span a range of industries, with particular focus on the technology and biotech industries, and on agribusiness, and vary...

Samantha Cipriano has a broad commercial practice, with particular expertise in banking and finance, bankruptcy and insolvency disputes and the area of wills and probate. With over twenty years' experience at the Bar, she is regularly briefed to appear in the superior courts both with a leader, and as sole counsel. Samantha also accepts briefs as a mediator in a wide range of disputes. Samantha advises a range of banks and other financial institutions on large and complex financial disputes i...

Justine Clark is an experienced and formidable family lawyer, and an accredited family law specialist. Justine was trained by Michael Taussig QC, after working as a legal associate to His Honour Justice Hugh Fraser QC of the Queensland Court of Appeal, then to the Honourable Peter Young QC and the Honourable Paul Cronin of the Family Court of Australia, Melbourne. She is highly skilled in running complex family law matters, has an extensive and precise understanding of all aspects of family l...

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Lisa has over 22 years’ experience across all types of property developments and transactions including acquisitions, disposals and legal due diligence. She acts for various Victorian Government departments and statutory authorities, listed and unlisted corporations and superannuation funds, and is also well-versed in transacting Crown land through her work with the Victorian Government. Lisa has extensive experience in residential, mixed use and commercial developments, including acqui...

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John’s practice focuses on personal injury litigation management. He acts primarily for WorkSafe Victoria and is responsible for managing the delivery of quality common law and statutory benefits service and outcomes. With John’s claims and scheme experience, he has introduced a litigation management model to drive quality outcomes for WorkSafe Victoria’s agents and employers. John has also acted for numerous self-insurers. He understands the unique global finalisation requi...

Nancy Collins is a commercial litigation lawyer with a particular focus on private family wealth disputes. Her expertise lies in this complex area of law, together with family trust, deceased estates, and business and commercial disputes. Nancy co-founded King & Collins understanding that people going through a stressful legal experience want the combination of personal attention and expertise that only a small, specialist firm can offer. Nancy understands the emotional impact of these ki...

Tim’s practice involves contentious and non-contentious intellectual property law matters, with a focus on commercialisation of intellectual property rights. Tim’s non-contentious practice includes the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements for all intellectual property and related rights, including commercialisation, assignment, licensing and confidentiality agreements. Tim regularly advises clients on general commercial matters, consumer protection and trade practi...

Nick Curran is a Partner in the Disputes team with more than 15 years’ experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, and restructuring and insolvency. He advises insolvency practitioners, banks and individuals in relation to all aspects of corporate insolvency including receivership, voluntary administration and liquidation, as well as personal insolvency. He also acts for a variety of companies and businesses involved in commercial litigation, including publicly-listed co...

Stephen has more than 25 years’ experience in law including general commercial law, commercial dispute resolution and employment law. He provides constructive advice to assist clients to achieve favourable outcomes in the formation, interpretation and enforcement of their commercial contracts. Stephen has broad commercial experience across a range of industries including manufacturing, transport and logistics, distribution, IT, agribusiness and the promotions industry. Stephen is a qual...

James has experience in a broad range of commercial and intellectual property matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, agreements and licensing, trade mark registrability and infringement issues. James also has extensive experience in technology procurement, licensing and outsourcing matters. This work includes drafting and advising on IT contracts, including software licences, software, platform and infrastructure as a service agreements, software development agreements, I...

Kellie draws on more than 20 years of experience devoted exclusively to insurance and health law. Throughout her career Kellie has acted for the Victorian insurer of public hospitals, many private hospitals (both directly and through insurers such as MarketForm), pathology companies and medical and allied health practitioners (through insurers such as MIPS, Avant and Guild Insurance). Over many years Kellie has acted for large public liability insurers (such as Wesfarmers General Insurance Li...

Mark specialises in the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors. His experience includes drafting and negotiating a range of project delivery and procurement documentation including design and construction contracts, BOO/BOOT contracts, equipment supply agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, connection agreements, design services agreements, and other related project agreements. Mark has experience advising in relation to the contractual and regulatory issues associated wit...

Cath Devine has extensive experience in all areas of Family Law, with a particular interest and expertise in Child Support advice and advocacy. Cath has appeared as junior counsel and on appeal on numerous occasions. Cath has a reputation as a fearless and forceful advocate for her clients, and also on behalf of children when she appears as Counsel for the Independent Children's Lawyer. Cath is a qualified mediator and arbitrator. Cath is also currently an Adjunct Lecturer in the Masters of L...

Victor is a Sladen Legal principal and heads the property and development team. Victor works closely with Sladen Legal’s many property and investment clients. When assisting clients on technical and complex negotiations with other parties, Victor brings a problem solving and outcome-driven approach to the table. His dedication to providing a highly personalised level of service and to achieving strong commercial outcomes, has seen him establish trusted and long lasting commercial relati...

Graydon leads the Hall & Wilcox Litigation and dispute resolution team. He acts on behalf of a number of national and overseas clients on large and complex commercial litigation matters and advises on all aspects of dispute resolution. He has particular expertise in contract disputes, negligence cases, regulatory matters including ASIC and ACCC investigations, coronial inquests and commissions, and product liability. He has advised clients in both the private and public sector. Clients ap...

Ian is a Principal in the Trade Mark Group. His areas of practice encompass all aspects of trade mark searching and clearance for use, registration, oppositions and advice in relation to trade mark enforcement internationally. He has handled trade mark matters in most countries worldwide, including directly before the Australian, United Kingdom, European Community Trade Mark, New Zealand and Pacific Island Trade Marks Offices. Ian represents both local and international clients with business ...