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

Baron Alder

Baron has over twenty-five years’ experience in acting for professionals of all types in disciplinary and negligence proceedings. He is also recognised for his expertise in defamation.

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.

Stephanie Bainat

Stephanie is a highly experienced professional indemnity lawyer, widely recognised for her thorough approach, her intellectual process and her compassion in assisting professionals.

Derek Collins

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

Scott Cowell

Scott leads a team specialising in public and products liability, professional indemnity, property and ISR and dust / toxic tort matters.

Maddalena Del Vecchio

Maddalena has been an insurance litigation lawyer for more than 15 years. She has a particular interest and expertise in medical negligence / malpractice and health law.

Ian Denham

A vastly experienced litigator, Ian acts for professionals of all types in disputes or disciplinary investigations.

Nick Duggal

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

Michael Gill

Michael is an experienced insurance and risk management lawyer with a broad practice that includes public liability, professional indemnity, general commercial litigation and motor vehicle work.

Jacqueline Haski

Jacqueline has many years of litigation experience providing technical and commercial advice to a variety of insurers, corporate entities, public authorities and insureds on all claim related issues.

Vidal Hockless

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 ...

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 ...

Phil Keays

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.

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.

Lara Mynott

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

Michael Polorotoff

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