Melissa "Mel" Watts

John-Paul Wilson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. John-Paul practices law in Perth, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized John-Paul Wilson 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-Paul Wilson is held by other lawyers.

Julius is a Partner in the National Property and Development team, based in Perth. He acts for property developers, resources and mining companies, waste and recycling operators, retailers, tourism operators and local governments across Western Australia on planning, environmental and local government matters. His practice spans planning and subdivision approvals, environmental permits, Works Approvals and Licences, land acquisition and compensation, heritage, contaminated sites and regulator...

Jeremy's clients include private equity funds, listed companies, owner-managed businesses, family offices, high net worth individuals, foreign companies, state-owned enterprises and large not-for-profit organisations. Jeremy advises on all aspects of the sale process (both buy-side and sell-side), including offer documents, legal due diligence, negotiation of transaction documents, completion (closing) and post-completion matters. Jeremy's experience includes advising founders on their first ...

Marc acts for listed and private companies including ASX-listed mining and resources, oil & gas and technology companies. His expertise includes equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (public and private), joint ventures, corporate restructuring and corporate governance. Marc has acted on a vast range of cross-border and domestic transactions and has extensive experience with initial public offerings, secondary raisings and ASX compliance matters. Marc's public M&A experienc...

Rosemary Roach is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labour and Employment Law. Rosemary practices law in Perth, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Rosemary Roach 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 regard in which Rosemary Roach is held by other lawyers.

Mark acts for land and property developers, institutional real estate owners, government bodies, not-for-profit organisations and private investors across Western Australia. His clients include major listed and private development companies, institutional investors and not-for-profit property owners. He is Managing Partner of the Perth office. Mark advises on land subdivision and development from initial greenfield acquisition and development approval through to title creation and settlement,...

Hedley acts for listed and unlisted companies, private equity sponsors, institutional investors and strategic acquirers on corporate transactions. His clients operate across all sectors, including the energy and resources, technology and agribusiness sectors. Hedley advises on the full range of corporate transactions: public M&A (schemes of arrangement, takeover bids and Takeovers Panel proceedings), private M&A (acquisitions, divestments and auction processes), equity capital raising...

Claire Hawke-Gundill is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice. Claire practices law in Perth, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Claire Hawke-Gundill 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 Claire Hawke-Gundill is held by other lawyers.

Stacey Marino is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Stacey practices law in Perth, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Stacey Marino since 2027. 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 Stacey Marino is held by other lawyers.

Paul acts for a range of major, mid-tier and junior resource and energy companies and key infrastructure and service providers in the resources and energy sectors. His clients include several of Australian's major listed gold producers, a number of aspiring producers and a broad range of explorers as well as two of the five port authorities in Western Australia. Paul advises on all aspects of resource and energy project acquisition and development, including tenure issues, project acquisition...