Christopher "Chris" Gough

Brett was called to the Bar in 2009. Prior to this he was a Tipstaff in the Queensland Court of Appeal, and worked as a solicitor in competition law, insolvency, and general commercial litigation. Brett has a broad practice in corporate and commercial litigation, including building and construction, banking and finance, insolvency, equity, property, local government and environmental law, and intellectual property. He appears, regularly without senior counsel, in motions, trials, and appeals ...

Jacquie acts for employers in both the public and private sectors across a wide range of industries and sectors including education, sport, health and aged care, community services, financial services, IT, retail, manufacturing, transport and agribusiness. She acts for organisations of all sizes, from small employers to major institutions. Jacquie advises on individual and collective employment relationships from recruitment through termination and beyond: employment contracts; enterprise agr...

Simon Jeans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Simon, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Simon is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Edmond is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Class Action Litigation, Insurance Law and Litigation. John, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chris Kinsella is recognised as one of Australia’s leading tax lawyers and has provided strategic tax advice to corporations, boards, business owners and the ATO for more than 35 years. Chris has a focus on tax risk and with managing tax audits and disputes with the Commissioner of Taxation. Chris has acted both for and against the Commissioner. Chris is accredited as a specialist in dispute resolution with the Law Society of New South Wales. He has been a member of the Number One Tax D...

16 years of experience at the Bar, and a total of 27 years as a specialist in environmental, planning, mining and associated areas of property law. Listed as either a leading or recommended barrister in the environmental and planning area in the “Doyle’s Guide” for the past nine years. He has also been listed on the Best Lawyers list in the areas on environmental, property and water law, including for the current year 2023- 2024. Complementing his specialist practice in envi...

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...

Stewart Levitt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law. Stewart, who practices law in Surry Hills, Australia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stewart is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lyn has broad corporate and commercial experience, with significant expertise advising on complex corporate transactions. Her commercial experience has focused on intellectual property and information assets which have involved various technologies and regulatory regimes. Lyn’s experience also includes developing and implementing privacy and information security policies and negotiating contracts for the exploitation of information assets. She has significant experience in privacy and s...

Geoff acts for State governments, major construction and infrastructure entities, and international consortia on landmark and multi-billion dollar projects. Geoff advises on all legal aspects of construction, infrastructure, public-private partnerships, alliancing and defence materiel procurement. He is experienced in the negotiation, documentation and administration of major construction, civil engineering, resources, defence and privately funded infrastructure projects, together with allian...