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Deborah is a principal lawyer in Harwood Andrews’ wills and estates law practice team. Deborah is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in Wills and Estates. Deborah has worked for various law firms in Geelong. Deborah has a caring and compassionate approach and aims to provide a solution that works for you. Deborah has in excess of twenty years’ experience in all areas of wills and estate planning, testamentary trusts, estate administration, estate litigatio...

Tony has been the Hall & Wilcox Managing Partner since 2007. He is well recognised in the legal sector and has led the firm through a period of substantial growth and success. Tony won Managing Partner of the Year at the Australian Law Awards in 2017 and 2015 (and was a finalist in 2014 and 2016). He was also a finalist for Law Firm Leader at the Australasian Law Awards in 2017. Tony won the Law Institute of Victoria Managing Partner of the Year Award in 2009. Tony, as Managing Partner of...

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...

Kathy Dalton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labour and Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety Law. Kathy, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tim’s practice involves contentious and non-contentious intellectual property law matters, with a focus on commercialisation of intellectual property rights. Tim’s non-contentious practice includes the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements for all intellectual property and related rights, including commercialisation, assignment, licensing and confidentiality agreements. Tim regularly advises clients on general commercial matters, consumer protection and trade practi...

Perry Q Wood is Immediate Past President of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law and one of Australia’s leading administrative and migration lawyers. Consistently ranked by Doyle’s, he is recognised as one of Australia's best migration lawyers. He practises in all aspects of Australian migration law, acting for both corporate and individual clients, including in crimmigration and deportation matters. Mr Wood is a former Senior Member / Practice Leader of Australia's admi...

Adam’s practice encompasses all aspects of trade mark law including search analysis and advice, prosecution of domestic and international trade marks, dispute resolution and advice in relation to breaches of the consumer protection provisions of the Trade Practices Act and passing off. Adam’s practice primarily involves advising in relation to Australian trade mark law, but he also has expertise in advising directly on all aspects of New Zealand trade mark law. Adam also has exten...

Nik has a broad practice including assisting clients with both potential and actual patent disputes, the drafting and prosecution of patents in the information technology, software and business method fields, and advising on freedom-to-operate, patent infringement and validity in the telecommunications, medical device and software industries. Nik’s background is in both the hardware and software aspects of computer systems, as well as networking and telecommunications. This enables Nik ...

Alex has extensive experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide range of biotechnology-related disciplines, including immunology, antibody therapeutics, vaccines, molecular biology, cell biology, stem cells, medical diagnostics and protein fractionation. He assists local clients in developing commercially-focused patent strategies for the global and domestic markets. He also advises clients in contentious and non-contentious patent matters and has extensive e...

Catherine Debreceny is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Catherine, who practices law in Melbourne, Australia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Catherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.