Rebecca Jaffe

Nick is an experienced corporate lawyer who has been advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and corporate transactions for over 24 years in key financial markets including Melbourne, Sydney, and London. Nick has substantial experience in working with domestic and foreign, listed, and unlisted companies on complex corporate transactions, corporate advisory and structuring matters. He is passionate about taking a holistic view of transactional and structuring processes and workin...

John Spender is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. John, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2021. 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.

Robert Josephs is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Robert, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

One of Australia’s leading estate planning lawyers, Bernie has over 40 years’ experience advising individuals, family groups and businesses on all aspects of estate and business succession. Often acting as advisor to prominent families, Bernie’s knowledge of family trusts, superannuation and estate and elder law enables him to provide clear, practical solutions for clients with complex family and asset structures. He is often asked to provide a second opinion on existing suc...

Robert is a government procurement, probity and ethics specialist experienced in advising on high value, complex and sensitive projects, including the acquisition of assets and services, such as complex Defence assets, technology and communication assets, and logistics services. He also has experience in advising private sector clients on tendering strategies. What he does Robert advises on all aspects of major projects and commercial transactions, including procurement strategies, tender and...

Evan is an Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations. With extensive experience in employment and industrial relations law, Evan advises and represents a broad range of clients with a particular emphasis on assisting executive employees and registered organisations. Evan works closely with his clients to identify their goals and uses his experience to find the most efficient path to achieve those goals. Evan’s areas of expertise include: drafting, advising on and enforcing employment...

Edward is a Principal in the business law area at Sladen Legal, with a particular focus on equity, trusts and succession. The focus of his dispute practice is on protecting vulnerable beneficiaries and others negatively affected by the decisions of the incumbent controllers of estates and trusts. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in the County Court and Supreme Court in matters relating to: The removal and replacement of executors and trustees of estates and trusts; Applications for jud...

Alasdair is a Principal in the Commercial Law team at Harwood Andrews. Alasdair assists clients in a variety of areas including business and personal succession planning, trust law, business structuring and asset protection, and advising on commercial contracts and agreements including franchise agreements. Alasdair enjoys working closely with clients and their advisors to understand the issues that are unique to them. His practical and personal approach ensures clients receive the best possi...

Kaitilin is a Principal Lawyer in the Business Law team and a specialist tax lawyer focused on complex, high-stakes disputes involving the ATO. She acts for high-net-worth individuals, private groups, family offices, and corporates in tax disputes, as well as advising on tax risk in transactions. She is also frequently engaged where tax becomes a critical issue in shareholder disputes, family law disputes, M&A-related claims, and complex group-level disputes. Kaitilin’s practice is ...

Dan is a General Counsel in the firm's Corporate & Commercial group, having retired from the partnership after more than 20 years, many of them spent leading the firm's technology, media and intellectual property practice. Dan has deep experience advising on all aspects of IT, intellectual property, media and related corporate and regulatory issues – including competition and consumer law, privacy and data governance, broadcasting, defamation and other legislative compliance. He ass...