Mills Oakley

7 Locations in Australia

About Mills Oakley

Mills Oakley is a respected presence in 7 local jurisdictions in AU, with 81 of its attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia^™ and 9 of its attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia^™. Since receiving its first individual recognition in 2009, the firm has continued to excel across an exceptionally broad range of practice areas, including:

Commercial Law
Employee Benefits Law
Franchise Law
Government Practice
International Arbitration
Investment Funds
Mining Law
Public Law
Tax Law
Transportation Law

*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.

These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Mills Oakley's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.

Office Locations:

Adelaide, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Canberra, Australia
Darwin, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Perth, Australia
Sydney, Australia

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Recognized Lawyers at Mills Oakley

Bernice Ellis

Mills Oakley

Recognized since 2020

Canberra, AU

Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation

Bernice Ellis

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernice-ellis-74876523/ 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, building and construction disputes, and tax 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. ...

                    
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Bronwyn Ackland

Mills Oakley

Adelaide, AU

Lisa Anaf

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Melbourne, AU

Sally Baker

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Melbourne, AU

Matthew Barry

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Sydney, AU

Geoff Bloom

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Melbourne, AU

Ariel Borland

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Melbourne, AU

Chris Brodrick

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Melbourne, AU

David Bryant

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Melbourne, AU

Natalie Butler

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Canberra, AU

Tony Butler

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Brisbane, AU

Louise Cantrill

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Sydney, AU

Tom Cantwell

Mills Oakley

Melbourne, AU

Andrew Chan

Mills Oakley

Melbourne, AU

Mark Civitella

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Perth, AU

Nieva Connell

Mills Oakley

Melbourne, AU

Emma De Leon

Mills Oakley

Sydney, AU

Gavin Douglas

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Sydney, AU

Harold Downes

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Brisbane, AU

Tim Downing

Mills Oakley

Melbourne, AU

Michael Down

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Sydney, AU

Lachlan Drew

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Adelaide, AU

Tom Dugdale

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Melbourne, AU

Zein El Hassan

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Sydney, AU

Kirsten Farmer

Mills Oakley

Sydney, AU

Pablo Fernandez

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Melbourne, AU

Luke Geary

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Brisbane, AU

Randall Gerkens

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Melbourne, AU

Wendy Glasser

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Perth, AU

Con Gotis-Graham

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Sydney, AU

Catherine Hallgath

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Sydney, AU

Lloyd Havlik

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Melbourne, AU

Tamara Heng

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Perth, AU

Scott Higgins

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Sydney, AU

Stephen Hill

Mills Oakley

Adelaide, AU

Rob Humphreys

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Frazer Hunt

Mills Oakley

Sydney, AU

Darren James

Mills Oakley

Melbourne, AU

Peter Kennedy

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Kym Kerr

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Grant Koch

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Sydney, AU

Tony Lalor

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Brisbane, AU

Iain Laughland

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Sydney, AU

Stuart Lewin

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Melbourne, AU

Robin Lonergan

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Brisbane, AU

Tim L'Orange

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Sydney, AU

Maurice Lynch

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Sydney, AU

Samantha Maddern

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Perth, AU

Nirupa Manoharan

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Perth, AU

Nick Manuell

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Grant Mitchell

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Adelaide, AU

Alexandra Moles

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Teresa Nicoletti

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Phoebe Pitt

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Adelaide, AU

James Price

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Melbourne, AU

Susannah Quinn

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Sydney, AU

Jeremy Rees

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Greg Richards

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Rebecca Roberts

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Jason Salman

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Annoushka Scharnberg

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Perth, AU

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Sydney, AU

Jamie Wells

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Melbourne, AU

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Sydney, AU

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Olivia F. English

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Henry Holland

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