Justin Dowd

Aaron has extensive employment and industrial relations law experience working with clients across a range of industries. Specifically, Aaron specialises in enterprise bargaining, industrial strategies and disputes, disciplinary and performance matters, independent contractor claims, corporate restructuring and outsourcing, managing ill and injured workers, breach of contract claims, and enforcement of restraints of trade. Aaron acts for prominent Australian and international companies. His e...

Edmund Finnane is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Property Law. Edmund, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edmund is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Melinda is a specialist corporate real estate lawyer. She has substantial experience in the property industry and advises on significant property acquisitions and disposals, mixed use and residential development projects, corporate real estate and leasing for property companies and many corporations whose core business is not property. Coming from a corporate and banking background Melinda is able to add significant value to real estate aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including property ...

Lucinda is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate team. She also sits on the firm’s National Executive Team, in the role of Partner – Service Delivery. In this role, she manages and oversees the firm’s ability to drive improvement in and modernisation of our service delivery in all parts of our business. Lucinda is a specialist in the health, aged care, and retirement village industries and brings a commercial, solutions-driven approach to corporate transactions. Her work i...

Marlia is an experienced media/entertainment, intellectual property and privacy lawyer who has extensive top-tier law firm expertise and a unique client perspective after working as a senior in-house lawyer for many years. She was the Senior Litigation Counsel at News Corp Australia for four years, and previously worked at a top-tier international firm for 13 years where she acted for and advised most of Australia’s major media organisations, social media and streaming platforms, large ...

Malcolm Wood is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Malcolm, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Malcolm is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ian is a corporate, commercial, media and regulatory lawyer who advises a wide range of Australian and overseas clients with particular emphasis on the media, advertising, automotive and renewable energy industries, as well as government departments and agencies. His recent experience includes: public policy, public sector governance, and regulatory issues including as the Chair and Deputy Chair of State and Commonwealth statutory agencies advising global car manufacturers on Australian regul...

Libby Brookes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Negligence. Libby, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Libby is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Darren is a corporate partner with more than 20 years’ experience (including five years in London) in all aspects of a range of corporate transactions, including: mergers and acquisitions – private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, partnerships, off-market takeovers, schemes of arrangements, capital reductions, restructures and share buy-backs equity capital markets – IPOs, delistings, capital raisings and rights issues funds management – advising on and esta...

John Emmerig is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Government Practice, International Arbitration and Litigation. John, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2013. 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.