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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 […]

Jing Wang

Partner and Head of China Practice Jing specialises in large scale and complex litigation and as the firm’s Head of China Practice regularly acts for Chinese corporates and ultra-high net worth investors in their litigious matters. Renowned for her detailed analysis and commercial approach, Jing has constantly achieved positive outcomes for her clients. Jing has […]

Michael Harty

Michael is a Special Counsel in the Disputes and Investigations Group specialising in disputes relating to directors and shareholders, construction, commercial contracts, professional negligence, property, intellectual property and workplace relations. He has also acted for insurers in complex professional indemnity claims. Michael has been heavily involved in some of Australia’s most high-profile disputes. Due to […]

James Macdonald

James specialises in complex commercial disputes, insolvency disputes, contentious regulatory matters and royal commissions. James has extensive experience acting for corporations (including financial services institutions and other ASX listed corporations), and government entities and regulators. James also advises directors and officers, insolvency practitioners, and creditors in insolvency matters. Before being admitted to practice in NSW, […]

Matthew Lunney

Matt has broad experience in complex commercial disputes and investigations and specialises in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, corporate insolvency and the regulation of casinos and wagering. Matt has expertise advising large public and private clients through to start-up businesses on all manner of contentious issues including corporations and financial services matters, corporate insolvency, contractual disputes […]

Phoebe Brosnan

Phoebe specialises in complex commercial disputes and high-profile regulatory investigations. Phoebe has a broad range of experience in commercial disputes and investigations. Phoebe has advised clients across a wide variety of areas including financial services, corporations matters, directors duties, insolvency, defamation, misleading and deceptive conduct and general commercial matters. Phoebe has acted for clients in […]

Joanne Moss

Joanne has 20 years’ experience advising clients in large scale, complex and cross-border corporate and commercial disputes. A current chair and non-executive director of ASX-listed companies, and having previously held chief legal and executive roles within a Fortune 500 brand, Joanne takes a deeply commercial and solutions based approach towards client matters. Joanne specialises in […]

Sophie McNamara

Sophie McNamara is a Partner and Head of Sustainability and Social Impact. With a wealth of experience and a diverse legal background, Sophie brings a strong commitment to creating positive change through her work. Sophie has experience in administrative law and litigation across all jurisdictions as well as a proven track record of leading organisational […]

Bryony Binns

Bryony has been practicing law for over 20 years, centred on employees and other workers. Her expertise lies in labour and wage compliance, with a particular focus on managing personnel cost and risk in commercial transactions. Bryony has a strong reputation as a commercial labour lawyer. Her practice specialisms otherwise encompass industrial relations, employment, employee […]

Clementine Woodhouse

Clementine has a broad range of experience specialising in all aspects of restructuring, turnaround and insolvency. She regularly advises banks, debt funds, corporates, and insolvency practitioners in relation to all aspects of finance and insolvency law including safe harbour appointments, informal and formal restructurings (including refinancings, informal workouts, DOCAs and schemes of arrangement) as well […]

Susan Goodman

Susan has over 22 years of experience representing clients in the State and Federal Courts in Australia, including the High Court of Australia, as well as acting in regulatory investigations. She specialises in achieving commercial outcomes for her clients. Susan advises and represents government departments and agencies, companies and company directors, professional service firms and […]

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 […]