We combine legal expertise with industry knowledge to support commercial outcomes for our clients.

Madelaine August

    Madelaine has significant expertise across all aspects of workplace and industrial law, including workers compensation, employment issues, industrial relations and occupational health and safety.

    Nick Duggal

      Nick leads our national Workplace practice. He has an excellent understanding of time and cost pressures facing employers, insurers and government.

      Louise Hogg

        Louise is a highly experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer who has practised in this area of law for over a decade. She has a detailed knowledge of all matters affecting the employment ...

        Christine Houston

          Christine has practised continuously in professional indemnity since 2001. She has extensive experience managing claims against doctors, health professionals and healthcare facilities, solicitors, eng ...

          Briony Kerr

            Briony joined our Melbourne property law team in mid-2019 and now specialises in the area of commercial property law.

            Darren Marx

              Darren is a senior practitioner with over 26 years of experience, predominantly gained in private legal practice.

              Ben Mason

                Ben specialises in Government and Administrative Law / Public Law. He advises government clients in relation to a range of policy, regulatory, legislation and litigation matters.

                Sazz Nasimi

                  Sazz is a highly skilled commercial litigation and insolvency lawyer with a proven record of delivering results on the most complex of matters.

                  Brendan O'Brien

                    Brendan has significant experience in administrative law and litigation, Commonwealth military and workers’ compensation, dust diseases litigation, general insurance litigation and dispute resolution ...

                    Sean O'Sullivan

                      Sean is a senior adjudicator under security of payment legislation in seven of Australia’s States and Territories, and has acted in more than 300 adjudications with amounts in dispute up to $100m.

                      Vanessa Parkins

                        Vanessa has 15 year’s experience in personal injury litigation and currently represents the Commonwealth and ACT Government regarding workers compensation claims under the Safety, Rehabilitation and C ...

                        Michael Polorotoff

                          Michael is an experienced and accomplished insurance law practitioner. He specialises in defending professionals across a broad range of industry sectors.

                          Emma Reilly

                            Emma acts in defence of professional indemnity and personal injury insurance claims and for employers and Government in workplace and industrial law matters.

                            Joel Sturgeon

                              Joel is an experienced projects lawyer who advises principals and contractors on the structuring, documentation and delivery of major construction, procurement and services projects.

                              Phillip Vassiliadis

                                Phillip has a broad commercial practice with a particular specialisation in building and construction.

                                Rosemary Waldron-Hartfield

                                  Rosemary specialises in commonwealth compensation, merits review, public liability and industrial disease claims.