David O’Farrell

David has over 25 years’ experience as a corporate and financial dispute resolution lawyer with particular expertise in reconstruction and insolvency. David advises in relation to formal appointments and informal restructurings including, in particular, identifying strategies for appropriate risk mitigation and value enhancement. He acts for a broad range of private, public and statutory entities. […]

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Ben Swain

Ben is an experienced planning, environment and local government lawyer who practices in New South Wales and Queensland. Ben has extensive experience acting for local councils, property developers and citizens in civil and criminal litigation, and has provided planning, environmental and local government law advice since 2007. Ben has appeared as a prosecutor for local […]

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John Kettle

John is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (LL.B) and Oxford University (BCL). He is admitted in Australia, Ireland and England. John has over 25 years’ experience in major advisory, transactional and project work across many sectors with a nationally significant practice in corporate, competition, energy and utilities. He also has a strong understanding of […]

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Michael Morris

Michael is recognised as a legal expert in data, cyber and privacy governance; technology and telecommunications procurement, projects and regulation; and commercial IP. Prior to joining Gadens in August 2023, Michael had been a partner at Allens for 8 years. He regularly advises local, national and international organisations, and government on all legal and governance […]

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Shane Wacker

Shane is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer and has been involved in a broad range of corporate transactions and advice work. Shane advises on general corporate and commercial transactions, including public and private capital raisings, and a wide variety of commercial agreements, including shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, business and asset sale agreements, share […]

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Denise Sheehan

Denise specialises in retail leasing (including developments, management and disputes) and has over 10 years’ experience acting for some of Australia’s largest shopping centre landlords and managers. Denise is well-versed in retail legislation nationwide and practices across multiple jurisdictions and various asset types (including major, regional and sub-regional shopping centres, bulky goods centres, neighbourhood centres, […]

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Alicia Auden

Alicia has extensive experience in commercial litigation, property and insolvency. Alicia has acted for a wide range of clients, including multi-national companies, banks, State Government Departments, directors, voluntary administrators, receivers, liquidators and trustees. In addition, Alicia has significant experience in overseeing volume debt recovery matters for a variety of clients. Alicia regularly provides advice to […]

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Mitchell Byram

Mitchell has extensive experience conducting complex commercial litigation in all Australian jurisdictions, including in relation to competition, consumer, regulatory, insolvency, class action, defamation, insurance and general commercial disputes. Mitchell is a well-regarded litigator with an accomplished record, having successfully represented a diverse range of clients (including large private companies, publicly listed companies, conglomerates, governments, government […]

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Sandra Camilleri

Sandra specialises in intellectual property law, corporate litigation and dispute resolution. Sandra has more than 15 years of experience both in Australia and internationally, during which time she has acted in a wide range of large and complex litigious matters for national and international corporations. Sandra regularly advises multi-national companies, government organisations, inventors and a […]

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Gerard Timbs

Gerard Timbs is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in planning, development, native title, environment and local government law. Gerard advises on major projects, mixed use, master-planned, multi-unit, build for rent and heritage residential projects. He also provides advice on renewable energy projects, agricultural and tourism developments and local, state and federal government work. Gerard’s clients […]

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Paul Calvert

Paul specialises in advising on major projects and construction. He has advised on a wide range of projects, ranging from procurement, supply, refurbishment, minor works and civil works contracts through to large scale infrastructure projects and iconic mixed use developments. He has significant project administration and management experience ‘through the life cycle’ of a construction […]

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Daniel Maroske

Daniel is a contentious regulatory specialist who assists both public sector and corporate clients in navigating regulatory and public law disputes across the financial services, health care and sporting industries and government sectors. Daniel has over 15 years’ experience in both private practice and the public sector, having worked at firms and regulatory bodies in […]

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