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As an independent Australian firm with a long history and a big heart, we have a rich story to tell. Our spirit is built on the power of relationships with our people, clients and communities.
Your story is yours to define. We’d like to be part of it and for you to be part of ours.
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People
Heather
Osborne
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9288 8047+61 8 9288 8047
o: Perth
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9288 8047+61 8 9288 8047
o: Perth
Heather is an experienced defence lawyer, with a focus on personal injury claims (including workers’ compensation claims). In addition to Heather’s tort law and statutory interpretation expertise, she worked in the London Treasury Solicitor’s Office in 2006 and 2007, defending a large variety of claims.
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Matthew
O'Sullivan
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2472+61 2 9260 2472
m: +61 448 158 665+61 448 158 665
o: Sydney, Newcastle
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2472+61 2 9260 2472
m: +61 448 158 665+61 448 158 665
o: Sydney, Newcastle
Matthew is an experienced banking and finance lawyer across a range of industries and the full range of debt products, with a focus on business banking, real estate finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, food & beverage, construction, project and infrastructure, and asset finance. Matthew also has expertise in cross-border club and syndicated financings as well as security and restructuring issues, including intercreditor and subordination arrangements.
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Joanne
Palamara
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 3569+61 2 9373 3569
m: +61 404 828 212+61 404 828 212
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 3569+61 2 9373 3569
m: +61 404 828 212+61 404 828 212
o: Sydney
For more than 20 years, Joanne has managed an extensive insurance litigation practice in the mining industry. She frequently appears before relevant Commissions and Courts and assists large self-insured companies.
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Marie
Panuccio
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2483+61 2 9260 2483
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2483+61 2 9260 2483
o: Sydney
Marie specialises in the defence of claims for professional negligence, coronial inquiries, professional conduct complaints and disciplinary proceedings and criminal matters on behalf of medical indemnity insurers, medical practitioners, nurses and healthcare facilities.
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Rossana
Parmegiani
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2531+61 2 9260 2531
m: +61 404 828 223+61 404 828 223
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2531+61 2 9260 2531
m: +61 404 828 223+61 404 828 223
o: Sydney
Rossana regularly advises and represents the public and private sector on work health and safety (WHS) issues, compliance and WorkCover prosecutions. Having worked as the principal lawyer in the prosecutions branch of WorkCover NSW, Rossana understands what this regulator is striving to achieve and how to engage with it.
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Adam
Payne
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2410+61 2 9260 2410
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2410+61 2 9260 2410
o: Sydney
Adam is an experienced commercial, technology and privacy lawyer.
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Belinda
Pegolo
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 1468+61 2 9373 1468
m: +61 451 474 584+61 451 474 584
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 1468+61 2 9373 1468
m: +61 451 474 584+61 451 474 584
o: Sydney
Belinda has more than 10 years’ experience in commercial dispute resolution, including construction disputes. She is quick to identify risks and opportunities and seeks the best outcomes for her clients by considering both legal arguments and commercial realities.
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Jessica
Phillips
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 4924 7614+61 2 4924 7614
o: Newcastle
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 4924 7614+61 2 4924 7614
o: Newcastle
Jess is an employment and industrial relations lawyer with a particular focus on providing plain language advice to clients and working with them to find practical and commercial solutions to workplace issues.
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Shannon
Platt
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1465+61 2 9373 1465
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1465+61 2 9373 1465
o: Sydney
Shannon is the National Service Line Leader of the Intellectual Property & Technology Team. She has more than 20 years' experience representing clients in patent, trade mark, copyright and design disputes in the Federal Court and litigation arising from misleading and deceptive conduct and protecting trade secrets.
Shannon was the 2017 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards winner and named Intellectual Property Partner of the Year at the 2016 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards. She was a finalist for the same award again in 2017. Shannon was awarded NSW Patent Litigator of the Year at the 2016 Intellectual Property Awards hosted by Acquisition International and was also recognised as an IP Leading Lawyer by AsiaLaw in 2015 and 2014. In 2015 our IP team was nominated by Lawyers Weekly as "Best IP Team".
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Scott
Puxty
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7322+61 2 4924 7322
m: +61 414 291 084+61 414 291 084
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7322+61 2 4924 7322
m: +61 414 291 084+61 414 291 084
o: Newcastle
Scott joined the Corporate & Commercial team as a partner in October 2023. Scott has been admitted to practice for over 30 years and is a specialist corporate and commercial lawyer, having worked in senior roles at a number of firms throughout new South Wales. He is based in Newcastle.
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Darren
Rankine
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7239+61 2 4924 7239
m: +61 414 271 697+61 414 271 697
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7239+61 2 4924 7239
m: +61 414 271 697+61 414 271 697
o: Newcastle
Darren specialises in advising on, documenting and negotiating construction and infrastructure projects in the commercial, university, mining, maritime, water industry, retail and residential sectors.
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Bernadette
Rayment
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1480+61 2 9373 1480
m: +61 403 501 079+61 403 501 079
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1480+61 2 9373 1480
m: +61 403 501 079+61 403 501 079
o: Sydney
Bernadette is a highly experienced and respected Commonwealth administrative law advocate who has represented Commonwealth agencies in thousands of merits review, judicial review and statutory interpretation matters for more than three decades.
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Anthony
Reilly
Consultant
t: +61 2 6263 6304+61 2 6263 6304
m: +61 417 068 670+61 417 068 670
o: Canberra
Consultant
t: +61 2 6263 6304+61 2 6263 6304
m: +61 417 068 670+61 417 068 670
o: Canberra
Sarah
Richards
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9288 8057+61 8 9288 8057
m: +61 447 762 576+61 447 762 576
o: Perth
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9288 8057+61 8 9288 8057
m: +61 447 762 576+61 447 762 576
o: Perth
Sarah is an experienced litigator and insurance lawyer. She advises insurers, corporations and professionals on a broad range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on professional indemnity (PI) and directors' & officers' (D&O) matters.
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Chris
Rimmer
Partner
t: +61 8 9492 2288+61 8 9492 2288
m: +61 412 365 825+61 412 365 825
o: Perth
Partner
t: +61 8 9492 2288+61 8 9492 2288
m: +61 412 365 825+61 412 365 825
o: Perth
Chris is an experienced insurance law practitioner with expertise in public and product liability, professional indemnity, workers' compensation and motor vehicle personal injury claims.
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Carly
Roberts
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 4924 7263+61 2 4924 7263
m: +61 401 785 540+61 401 785 540
o: Newcastle
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 4924 7263+61 2 4924 7263
m: +61 401 785 540+61 401 785 540
o: Newcastle
Carly is a construction lawyer with experience acting for principals, contractors and subcontractors in contentious and non-contentious matters. She is commercially driven and committed to achieving the best results for her clients.
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Marianne
Robinson
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2755+61 2 9260 2755
m: +61 412 100 884+61 412 100 884
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2755+61 2 9260 2755
m: +61 412 100 884+61 412 100 884
o: Sydney
Marianne is one of Australia's leading advisors to mutual companies. She has advised this sector for more than 16 years and has been involved with the creation and regulation of many mutual companies.
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Laura
Rush
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2767+61 2 9260 2767
m: +61 401 331 387+61 401 331 387
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2767+61 2 9260 2767
m: +61 401 331 387+61 401 331 387
o: Sydney
Laura manages and advises clients on a broad range of liability matters, particularly those involving complex liability and quantum issues, intentional torts, property damage and statutory classes of insurance. She has appeared in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW and is an experienced practitioner who is commercially minded and always strives to achieve the best results for her clients.
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