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Gemma
Burke
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 6263 6307+61 2 6263 6307
m: +61 403 447 343+61 403 447 343
o: Canberra
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 6263 6307+61 2 6263 6307
m: +61 403 447 343+61 403 447 343
o: Canberra


Gemma has worked in insurance litigation for more than 13 years and has experience defending statutory classes of insurance claims in the ACT, NSW and Victoria.
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Seamus
Burke
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7607+61 2 4924 7607
m: +61 412 262 722+61 412 262 722
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7607+61 2 4924 7607
m: +61 412 262 722+61 412 262 722
o: Newcastle


Seamus likes being a workplace lawyer, which is fortunate given that he’s been one since 1996. Since that time, he’s worked on all aspects of the employment relationship, for employer clients. He’s passionate about the power of communication and always adopts a pragmatic, reasonable and value driven approach.
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Carl
Burraston
Consultant
t: +61 2 9373 1425+61 2 9373 1425
o: Sydney
Consultant
t: +61 2 9373 1425+61 2 9373 1425
o: Sydney


Carl's experience, both in-house and in private practice, gives him a clear, client-centred focus. His broad CTP knowledge spans government and privately-funded schemes.
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Samantha
Burris
Senior Associate
t: +61 3 9291 2349+61 3 9291 2349
o: Melbourne
Senior Associate
t: +61 3 9291 2349+61 3 9291 2349
o: Melbourne


Samantha is an experienced insurance litigator with a strong background in general and public liability.
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Suzy
Cairney
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5009+61 7 3016 5009
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5009+61 7 3016 5009
o: Brisbane


With over 25 years’ experience in Australia and overseas, Suzy is a skilful major projects lawyer. She was born in Scotland, and after a few years travelling the world, she now calls Queensland home.
Suzy is a recognised Legal Influencer for Infrastructure – Australasia (Lexology Content Marketing Awards for Q1 2019). She also serves on the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland, the Board of the Infrastructure Association of Queensland (and past Deputy Chair) and the Queensland Committee of Redkite.
With over 25 years’ experience in Australia and overseas, Suzy is a skilful major projects lawyer. She was born in Scotland, and after a few years travelling the world, she now calls Queensland home.
Suzy is a recognised Legal Influencer for Infrastructure – Australasia (Lexology Content Marketing Awards for Q1 2019). She also serves on the Board of Professional Engineers Queensland, the Board of the Infrastructure Association of Queensland (and past Deputy Chair) and the Queensland Committee of Redkite.
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Liz
Cameron
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 6263 6372+61 2 6263 6372
o: Canberra
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 6263 6372+61 2 6263 6372
o: Canberra


Liz is an administrative lawyer who focuses on Commonwealth compensation and administrative law. She also has an interest in work health and safety (WHS) law. She advises clients on a range of issues and represents clients in litigated proceedings before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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Malcolm
Cameron
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1485+61 2 9373 1485
m: +61 417 240 076+61 417 240 076
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1485+61 2 9373 1485
m: +61 417 240 076+61 417 240 076
o: Sydney


Malcolm has particular experience in class actions, supplemented by specialist expertise in insurance, including providing coverage advice to insurers as well as acting to defend their insureds. He has an outstanding track record of achieving positive outcomes for clients by resolving their disputes in a timely and cost-effective fashion without litigation where possible, and by litigating to successful conclusions where necessary. His clients expect and receive proactive and early advice which focuses on setting a clear resolution strategy. His ability to get to the heart of a matter—regardless of complexity—quickly and efficiently, is one of his key strengths.
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Steven
Canton
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2739+61 2 9260 2739
o: Sydney
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2739+61 2 9260 2739
o: Sydney


Steven specialises in professional indemnity matters with an expertise in health law and brokers negligence. He regularly assists clients in both litigious cases, and regulatory complaints before the professional councils.
In 2020, he was recognised as a top health lawyer when he was awarded Lawyers Weekly’s 30 under 30 Health and Medical Award. Steven has also been appointed to the Human Research Ethics Committee of Concord Repatriation General Hospital (which approved clinical trials on patients).
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Steven
Cardell
Partner
t: +61 7 3001 9239+61 7 3001 9239
m: +61 417 074 405+61 417 074 405
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3001 9239+61 7 3001 9239
m: +61 417 074 405+61 417 074 405
o: Brisbane


Steven has extensive experience in all aspects of property law and specialises in development work involving complicated community titling and body corporate structuring and documenting those transactions.
Steven has been consistently listed in the Doyle’s Guide of leading lawyers in the areas of “Property & Real Estate Lawyers”, “Leasing Lawyers” and “Retirement Living & Aged Care Lawyers”.
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Theo
Casimatis
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2625+61 2 9260 2625
m: +61 414 908 141+61 414 908 141
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2625+61 2 9260 2625
m: +61 414 908 141+61 414 908 141
o: Sydney


Theo is a senior property partner with more than 30 years’ experience advising property industry participants on major property acquisitions, divestments, developments, structured purchases and joint ventures.
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Julien
Castaldi
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7605+61 2 4924 7605
m: +61 403 171 405+61 403 171 405
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7605+61 2 4924 7605
m: +61 403 171 405+61 403 171 405
o: Newcastle


Julien is a senior commercial litigator with more than 20 years’ experience advising on and acting in complex commercial disputes involving contractual disputes, trade practices matters, insolvency matters, partnership disputes, and property disputes including planning and development issues. Julien's expertise spans strategic and succession advice as well as dispute resolution.
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Bill
Chapman
Consultant
t: +61 2 9260 2587+61 2 9260 2587
m: +61 412 868 211+61 412 868 211
o: Sydney
Consultant
t: +61 2 9260 2587+61 2 9260 2587
m: +61 412 868 211+61 412 868 211
o: Sydney


Bill is a highly experienced and credentialed finance lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience advising domestic and offshore banks and financial institutions. His experience covers all forms of financing from syndicated secured and unsecured lending, bilateral and club loans as well as asset financing. Bill has been involved in a number of major project financings, including PPPs. He also has a well established reputation in the surety bonding/performance guarantee space.
Since the introduction of the Offset Regime under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) in 2008, Bill has become one of Australia’s leading film finance lawyers. He represented the U.S. based banks providing funding for the award-winning Hacksaw Ridge and Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner to name just two of the productions he has been involved with.
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Brendan
Charles
Partner
t: +61 3 9291 2352+61 3 9291 2352
m: +61 408 021 744+61 408 021 744
o: Melbourne
Partner
t: +61 3 9291 2352+61 3 9291 2352
m: +61 408 021 744+61 408 021 744
o: Melbourne


Brendan is an experienced employment and workplace relations lawyer who assists public and private sector clients across a range of industry sectors.
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Peter
Charteris
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2556+61 2 9260 2556
m: +61 412 368 176+61 412 368 176
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2556+61 2 9260 2556
m: +61 412 368 176+61 412 368 176
o: Sydney


Peter is a highly respected and experienced legal advisor, specialising in complex income tax, stamp duty and superannuation law. He is known for his keen intellect and attention to detail, coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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Rui
Chen
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2696+61 2 9260 2696
o: Sydney
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2696+61 2 9260 2696
o: Sydney


Rui is an insurance lawyer who specialises in advising on property, energy and construction matters.
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Dalvin
Chien
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2537+61 2 9260 2537
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2537+61 2 9260 2537
o: Sydney


Dalvin is a technology, data and government contracting specialist. He has more than 17 years’ experience advising on all aspects of technology sourcing, privacy, and government contracting, and has been recognised for his work in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific directory. Dalvin leads our Information Technology law team.
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Nick
Christiansen
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2443+61 2 9260 2443
m: +61 404 820 086+61 404 820 086
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2443+61 2 9260 2443
m: +61 404 820 086+61 404 820 086
o: Sydney


Nick is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in complex commercial disputes, including class actions, competition and consumer law claims and regulatory actions, and corporations law proceedings. His competition and consumer law practice has a particular focus on franchising law and regulation, restrictive trade practices and anti-competitive conduct, the trade conduct protections, advertising and marketing, and consumer guarantees. He also acts in corporate and personal insolvency litigation and advises corporate clients in non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters.
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Joanne
Clarke
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9492 2284+61 8 9492 2284
o: Perth
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9492 2284+61 8 9492 2284
o: Perth


Joanne mainly acts for insurers in motor vehicle and treatment liability claims. She also handles asbestos claims, public liability, general liability and workers' compensation claims. She has experience practising in the United Kingdom as well as in Western Australia.
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