James Meehan

Chris is the principal at CNM Legal. He has practised in corporate law for more than 20 years, and is a specialist in funds management, financial services and capital markets. He holds degrees in law and arts and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia (now Finsia). He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Finsia. He is chair of the Independent Compliance Committee Member Forum (Brisbane). He is r...

Andrew is a Partner in HopgoodGanim Lawyers’ Workplace and Employment practice. Andrew advises clients on all aspects of workplace law, equal opportunity and discrimination law, safety and privacy. From front-end bargaining and agreement composition to dispute management, Andrew has extensive experience advising across a broad range of sectors including resources and energy, manufacturing, health and hospitality. He is particularly skilled in providing strategic employment law advisory ...

Drew has over 20 years’ experience as an insurance and commercial litigation lawyer. His area of focus has been the defence of professional negligence claims, directors' and officers' claims and medical malpractice. His commercial dispute practice includes shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, domestic and commercial building disputes, injunctive and declaratory relief and administrative law. Drew advises on risk management for professional service firms. Drew has been re...

Michael has 20 years’ experience in construction law and litigation obtained at firms in Australia, London, and in-house at some of Australia’s leading contractors. Michael’s advice is clear, pragmatic and considered. His comprehensive understanding of how major contractors operate, based on his own experience, gives him an appreciation of how legal and commercial risks fit within the bigger picture. He has also been involved in many high profile and complex construction dis...

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...

Ian Hughes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Law. Ian practices law in Brisbane, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Ian Hughes since 2025. 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 Ian Hughes is held by other lawyers.

James Ireland is a lawyer based in Brisbane with HopgoodGanim, where he focuses on government practice, land use and zoning law and planning and environmental law. He advises public and private sector clients on statutory planning frameworks, development approvals and the interaction between government decision-making and property rights. His work regularly involves navigating complex regulatory environments and responding to evolving planning policy. James is known for assisting clients thro...

Mark Curran is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety Law. Mark practices law in Brisbane, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Mark Curran since 2021. 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 Mark Curran is held by other lawyers.

Melanie acts for multinational corporations, large private companies and Australian businesses on corporate transactions, borrower-side debt finance and ongoing commercial matters. Her clients include global food and consumer goods groups, automotive distributors, industrial manufacturers and technology companies operating across Australia, Hong Kong and internationally. Melanie advises on the full range of corporate transactional work: acquisitions and disposals, takeovers, schemes of arrang...

Ben Cohen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Practice, Legal Malpractice Litigation, Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation. Ben practices law in Brisbane, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Ben Cohen since 2020. 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...