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Rohan is a partner in our Sydney office and leads Mills Oakley’s Government and Administrative Law team. Rohan is an experienced solicitor in government and public and administrative law. He has over 20 years’ experience in advising and representing Commonwealth officers, Departments and agencies on sound decision-making procedures, merits and judicial review litigation, statutory interpretation, policy development and implementation and access to information. Rohan is also very e...

David specialises in all aspects of commercial and public law. He appears led and unled in appeals, trials and arbitrations, particularly in courts and tribunals in NSW, but also throughout Australia and overseas for foreign-seated arbitration. He has appeared in more than 40 matters in the High Court and in many intermediate appellate courts around Australia. David commenced practice at the Bar in 2013. Prior to commencing at the Bar, David worked at Freehills and Australian Government Solic...

Admitted to legal practice in 2002, Farid is an Accredited Specialist inImmigration Law , included in the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Immigration Law since 2013; included in the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Human Rights Law since 2014, and included on the Doyle’s Guide’s 2021 inaugural list of Leading Immigration Lawyers in NSW. Farid has advised and assisted with applications for a very wide range of visas and other approvals under the Australian immigration law, inc...

Bill Madden is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation. Bill practices law in Sydney, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Bill Madden 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 Bill Madden is held by other lawyers.

Tim Breakspear SC has a commercial practice with a speciality in major infrastructure, mining, gas and construction projects. In that field he has significant expertise in disputes involving delay and disruption. He also acts in general commercial matters, with experience in disputes involving issues of contract law, misrepresentation, restitution, estoppel and negligence. He conducts hearings in Australian commercial courts and tribunals, and in international arbitrations. He appears regular...

David Thomas SC appears across Australia in a broad range of commercial and civil matters. He has a particular interest in class actions, regulatory, revenue and constitutional law. David appears at both trial and on appeal, including in the High Court. Commercial and corporate law : Recent clients include HSBC on appeal in the Dick Smith litigation, IAL in the Greensill disputes, Channel Seven in claims against Cricket Australia, the Rinehart children in litigation against Gina Rinehart, NAB...

Quintin was admitted as a lawyer in 2012 and was called to the Bar in 2014. Quintin regularly appears in commercial, estoppel, abuse of process, tax, equity, trust, jurisdictional, constitutional, maritime, property, consumer and tort matters. He is a generalist who is often briefed in cases where multiple areas of law interact. He regularly runs unled trials in the Federal Court and NSW Supreme Court and regularly appears unled in intermediate appellate courts. He is experienced in represent...

Stephen Ipp is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Insurance Law. Stephen practices law in Sydney, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Stephen Ipp 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 Stephen Ipp is held by other lawyers.

Michael Dent is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Motor Vehicle Law. Michael practices law in Sydney, Australia Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Dent 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 Michael Dent is held by other lawyers.

Tim has over 25 years’ cross border and domestic loan markets experience advising clients in the areas of syndicated, club and bilateral corporate and fund finance, leveraged and acquisition finance and real estate, property and construction finance. At the heart of Tim’s practice is an unwavering commitment to client care. Forging longstanding deep and trusted relationships has seen Tim regularly act for prominent Australian and international banks and financial institutions, ASX...