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Richard Beissel leads Cowell Clarke’s Financial Services and Equity Capital Markets teams, and is a Director of our Commercial Transactions and Corporate teams. Richard advises clients on matters including financial services licensing compliance, fundraising and finance, business structuring and joint ventures, securities regulation, operations and governance, and commercial restructuring. Richard has also acted for a variety of corporations, fund managers, trustees and high net wealth ...

Daniel is a principal in the firm’s transactions practice. He acts on mergers and acquisitions , corporate and commercial matters for a broad range of business clients, including some of the largest businesses in South Australia. He works across a variety of industry sectors, including financial services , property and development , energy and resources and agribusiness . Daniel regularly leads projects involving: share, asset, business and property sales and purchases; corporate struct...

Tim Donlan is the founding partner of the boutique South Australian private client law firm Donlan Lawyers. Donlan Lawyers has offices in Adelaide and in Victor Harbor in South Australia. Tim is recognised in Best Lawyers for his practice in Trusts and Estates and Wealth Management and Succession Planning. Tim practices primarily in the areas of wills and estate planning. He specialises in complex estate planning including trust establishment and succession, wills incorporating testamentary t...

Megan Jongebloed is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Law and Franchise Law. Megan practices law in Adelaide, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Megan Jongebloed since 2026. 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 Megan Jongebloed is held by other lawyers.

Matthew Fuss is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Matthew practices law in Adelaide, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew Fuss 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 Matthew Fuss is held by other lawyers.

Bridget acts for employers across a range of industries on all aspects of employment, workers compensation and work health and safety law. She advises clients in all states and territories. Bridget prepares and reviews and drafts employment contracts and workplace policies, assists with modern award compliance and interpretation and enterprise agreement negotiation and approval, and advises on workplace investigations and employee exits. Bridget also has expertise in advising on employment la...

With more than 35 years’ experience in property law, Richard has advised on matters from major CBD property acquisition and Commonwealth property interests to large scale community title residential development and joint venture property developments. He has extensive experience in advising Commonwealth, state and local government in commercial property related matters and has acted for multiple Councils in property sales and developments. He is also the Honorary Solicitor for the South...

Matthew Hawke is Special Counsel in Cowell Clarke’s Building, Construction & Infrastructure and Dispute Resolution teams. Matthew has broad experience in construction advice and disputes (including construction contract drafting and advice), compulsory acquisition disputes, and the construction industry security of payment regimes across Australia. When not working in the construction space, Matthew supports clients in negotiating or litigating their general contractual, misrepresen...

Sarah is an experienced Transactions lawyer who is valued by clients for her attention to detail, commercial acumen and dedication to achieving the best commercial outcome for them. Sarah’s transactional experience includes: Advising Best Doors and Reliance Doors on their business sale to Swiss listed company Dormakaba; Advising sportsmed on the sale of their hospital to Burnside War Memorial Hospital; Leading the due diligence team in relation to Kelsian Group’s (ASX:KLS) $698m (...

John Homburg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Health and Aged Care Law and Insurance Law. John practices law in Adelaide, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized John Homburg since 2019. 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 John Homburg is held by other lawyers.