Michael James

Michael is a nationally recognised leading property lawyer with almost 35 years of experience in property law and wills and estates. Michael has spent most of his career heading up the private client practice at a renowned Canberra firm, supervising a large private conveyancing and wills/estates practice, and other private client services. Michael brings with […]

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Patrick Holland

Patrick specialises in environment and planning, compulsory land acquisition, energy, resources and mining. He has more than 25 years’ experience practising in property development, planning approvals, environmental and water management, government policy and regulation. Patrick has extensive experience acting for clients in the NSW Land and Environment Court particularly in relation to planning appeals, tree […]

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Jack Tipple

With 14 years’ experience in NSW Supreme Court and Federal Courts, Jack advises his clients on all stages of the dispute resolution process, including alternatives to litigation. Jack appears at all levels of NSW State and Federal Courts in large scale and complex litigation. Jack regularly acts for and advises regulators, corporations and individuals in […]

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Michael Joyce

Michael has over 34 years’ of experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer practicing across numerous jurisdictions and countries. Michael works with global corporations and institutional investors on all aspects of their businesses. Throughout his career, Michael has provided advice to directors, boards, management committees and senior management in relation to transactional, risk and compliance […]

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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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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Adam Walker

Adam acts for an array of clients across a broad range of commercial matters, specialising in the fields of competition and consumer law, franchising, energy, and complex regulatory and compliance matters. Adam synthesises complex regulatory environments with difficult fact situations, providing practical solutions. Adam’s experience includes: providing advice, including to ASX-listed corporations, on questions of […]

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