People

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

James is Australia’s most experienced Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) lawyer, having focussed on DBI legal issues for over 25 years. He manages the largest DBI legal team in Australia providing cons ...

Derek is a senior lawyer practising across multiple areas for insurance organisations and state and local government agencies.

Caroline has over two decades of experience in litigation. Her key area of focus is the defence of professional indemnity claims on behalf of lawyers.

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

Vidal is a damages litigation lawyer with extensive experience in workers’ compensation/employers’ indemnity, coverage and contractual indemnity issues, public and products liability, CTP insurance cl ...

Phil is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Perth office. He has extensive experience in insurance litigation, especially in the areas of professional indemnity, product liability and public liability.

Fabienne specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution in the areas of building defects and flammable cladding claims, strata law and domestic building insurance.

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.

Richard has a depth of expertise in handling commercial disputes with a focus on achieving commercial and cost-effective outcomes.

Lara is an experienced insurance litigator and acts for all types of professionals, non-professionals and organisations.

Jeremy is a highly skilled insurance law practitioner and has over 20 years' experience working in both in-house and private practice roles.

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

Beth is a member of our Melbourne general insurance team.

Lauren is an experienced insurance litigator who has worked across numerous business lines in various jurisdictions, although she primarily practices in the ACT.

Adam specialises in medical negligence litigation with extensive experience and expertise in defending medical practitioners and health service providers in the Victorian medical negligence jurisdicti ...