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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
Beth
O'Connor
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2516+61 2 9260 2516
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2516+61 2 9260 2516
o: Sydney
Beth is a member of our Maritime & Transport team, with a wealth of experience in tortious and contractual disputes.
She has a particular interest in the role that litigation can play in the environmental space, having submitted a dissertation for her LLM exploring circumvention of the channelling and damages provisions of the 1992 Civil Liability Convention on Oil Pollution. More recently, she has written on climate change, looking at the rise in novel duty of care claims and the risks facing the insurance industry.
Her peers have recognised her as One to Watch in the Best Lawyers’ list for Insurance Law (2024, 2023, 2022).
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Emma
O'Connor
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 3550+61 2 9373 3550
m: +61 404 828 226+61 404 828 226
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 3550+61 2 9373 3550
m: +61 404 828 226+61 404 828 226
o: Sydney
Emma advises claims managers, self-insurers, employers and government agencies on Commonwealth statutory classes of insurance issues, at both the claims management and litigation stages. Her clients value her strategic approach.
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Paul
O'Dea
Partner
t: +61 7 3001 9243+61 7 3001 9243
m: +61 418 781 870+61 418 781 870
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3001 9243+61 7 3001 9243
m: +61 418 781 870+61 418 781 870
o: Brisbane
Paul has more than 25 years' experience in all aspects of property, town planning and environment law—acting for developers, government and statutory authorities, landlords, fund managers and investors. He has a wealth of experience in major mixed use and community strata title projects.
Paul has acted for some of Australia's largest developers in landmark Queensland projects. He advises on all aspects of a project, from due diligence, site acquisition, to development, titling, body corporate structuring, and project sales.
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Rebecca
O'Loan
Special Counsel
t: +61 7 3059 6304+61 7 3059 6304
o: Brisbane
Special Counsel
t: +61 7 3059 6304+61 7 3059 6304
o: Brisbane
Rebecca is a property and commercial lawyer specialising in developments, commercial sales, business sales and leasing.
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Lauren
O'Neill
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 4256 0325+61 7 4256 0325
o: Cairns
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 4256 0325+61 7 4256 0325
o: Cairns
Lauren has practised in personal injury law for more than 12 years. She specialises in workers’ compensation, motor vehicle accidents and public liability claims. Lauren has experience acting for both plaintiffs and defendants, which gives her an added advantage in understanding the needs of both parties.
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Matthew
O'Sullivan
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2472+61 2 9260 2472
m: +61 448 158 665+61 448 158 665
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2472+61 2 9260 2472
m: +61 448 158 665+61 448 158 665
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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Christopher
Orchard
Special Counsel
t: +61 3 9291 2326+61 3 9291 2326
o: Melbourne
Special Counsel
t: +61 3 9291 2326+61 3 9291 2326
o: Melbourne
Christopher specialises in public and administrative law. He regularly appears as a solicitor advocate in the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court and Family Court in judicial review proceedings and the Administrative Review Tribunal in merits review proceedings.
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Emanuel
Oros
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2614+61 2 9260 2614
m: +61 422 022 716+61 422 022 716
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2614+61 2 9260 2614
m: +61 422 022 716+61 422 022 716
o: Sydney
Emanuel is a senior commercial lawyer who specialises in property development and leasing matters. His extensive knowledge on all aspects of complex property, finance, environmental, commercial, corporate, leasing and telecommunications matters is highly valued by his clients.
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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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Koreen
Partridge
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 4924 7346+61 2 4924 7346
o: Newcastle
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 4924 7346+61 2 4924 7346
o: Newcastle
Koreen is an experienced property lawyer, with a background in conveyancing and planning law. She specialises in property acquisitions and disposals for a range of clients, leasing matters, strata titling and property disputes.
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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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Sophie
Pennington
Partner
t: +61 3 9291 2382+61 3 9291 2382
o: Melbourne
Partner
t: +61 3 9291 2382+61 3 9291 2382
o: Melbourne
Sophie is a highly regarded health law specialist with significant expertise in advising public hospitals through the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority, the Victorian Government’s insurer and risk adviser, medical and other health practitioners through their medical defence organisations, private hospitals and specialty practises, including diagnostic imaging services, through commercial insurers. She has been recognised as a Leading Medical Negligence and Malpractice Lawyer (Defendant) in Doyle’s Guide.
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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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Thea
Price
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5032+61 7 3016 5032
m: +61 415 790 123+61 415 790 123
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5032+61 7 3016 5032
m: +61 415 790 123+61 415 790 123
o: Brisbane
Thea is a highly accomplished employment and workplace relations lawyer, who specialises in advising on all aspects of employment law and workplace relations. She regularly advises clients on complex workplace investigations, including matters relating to bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, child protection, and whistle blower.
Thea also presents at seminars on current employment law issues.
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