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Ben
Gottlieb
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2672+61 2 9260 2672
o: Sydney
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2672+61 2 9260 2672
o: Sydney


Ben is a specialist in the areas of employment and safety. Ben’s work in these areas sees him involved in a broad range of matters , including employment and industrial disputes, enterprise agreement negotiations, safety incidents and prosecutions, workplace investigations, and building defect disputes.
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Katie
Gould
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 3001 9267+61 7 3001 9267
o: Brisbane
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 3001 9267+61 7 3001 9267
o: Brisbane


Katie is a skilled property lawyer who has more than 10 years’ experience in property. Clients feel well-supported when working with Katie because of her attention to detail and positive attitude.
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Dianna
Grant
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 4924 7627+61 2 4924 7627
m: +61 419 247 789+61 419 247 789
o: Newcastle
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 4924 7627+61 2 4924 7627
m: +61 419 247 789+61 419 247 789
o: Newcastle


Dianna has more than 10 years’ experience advising on the increasingly complex development approval process in NSW. She assists local government clients to understand their statutory duties, powers and immunities. She also advises on related environmental legislation, particularly the Native Vegetation Act 2003, as well as criminal prosecutions and investigations.
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Paris
Gray
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2403+61 2 9260 2403
m: +61 411 332 398+61 411 332 398
o: Sydney
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2403+61 2 9260 2403
m: +61 411 332 398+61 411 332 398
o: Sydney


Paris is a corporate and commercial lawyer that is driven by helping her clients succeed. She develops long-term relationships by building a solid understanding of her clients’ business, operational needs and risk profile. This enables her to work effectively and efficiently, deliver strategic advice and consistently add value from both a legal and commercial perspective.
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Emma
Gruschka
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7281+61 2 4924 7281
m: +61 404 072 163+61 404 072 163
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7281+61 2 4924 7281
m: +61 404 072 163+61 404 072 163
o: Newcastle


Emma is an experienced workplace lawyer who advises on employment and work health and safety (WHS) issues for clients in diverse sectors, including mining, transport, financial services, insurance, health care and government.
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Greg
Guest
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7674+61 2 4924 7674
m: +61 404 828 215+61 404 828 215
o: Newcastle
Partner
t: +61 2 4924 7674+61 2 4924 7674
m: +61 404 828 215+61 404 828 215
o: Newcastle


Greg is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury law and has more than 15 years’ experience in advising insurers and employers on state statutory classes of insurance matters and defending claims.
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Rosemary
Hamer
Senior Associate
t: +61 3 9291 2323+61 3 9291 2323
o: Melbourne
Senior Associate
t: +61 3 9291 2323+61 3 9291 2323
o: Melbourne


Rosemary is an experienced litigation lawyer who specialises in insurance law, with particular expertise in general and public liability.
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Roland
Hassall
Chair and Partner
t: 61 2 9260 244961 2 9260 2449
m: +61 404 828 222+61 404 828 222
o: Sydney
Chair and Partner
t: 61 2 9260 244961 2 9260 2449
m: +61 404 828 222+61 404 828 222
o: Sydney


Roland is a senior employment lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience guiding and assisting executives and managers, across diverse industry sectors, manage and resolve employment issues ranging from the highly complex to the commonplace.
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Matthew
Hawker
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5085+61 7 3016 5085
m: +61 413 135 550+61 413 135 550
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5085+61 7 3016 5085
m: +61 413 135 550+61 413 135 550
o: Brisbane


Matthew practises exclusively in administrative law litigation and workers' compensation claims, advising on and representing Commonwealth agencies, licensees and insurers in merits review and judicial review matters. He has extensive experience appearing as solicitor-advocate in hearings before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and before the Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court of Australia.
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Leith
Helsdon
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 3016 5040+61 7 3016 5040
o: Brisbane
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 3016 5040+61 7 3016 5040
o: Brisbane


Leith is an advocate and litigator, specialising in administrative law.
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Tom
Hillyard
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 1478+61 2 9373 1478
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9373 1478+61 2 9373 1478
o: Sydney


Tom is a litigator, specialising in administrative law. He regularly advises and appears for government departments and agencies in dispute resolution involving reviews of government decisions.
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Laura
Hinwood
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 6263 6354+61 2 6263 6354
m: +61 410 757 079+61 410 757 079
o: Canberra
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 6263 6354+61 2 6263 6354
m: +61 410 757 079+61 410 757 079
o: Canberra


Laura focuses on Commonwealth statutory classes of insurance and administrative law. She advises clients on a range of issues and regularly represents clients in litigated proceedings before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Federal Court of Australia.
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Lee
Hodge
IT Director
t: +61 2 9260 2523+61 2 9260 2523
m: +61 404 072 161+61 404 072 161
o: Sydney
IT Director
t: +61 2 9260 2523+61 2 9260 2523
m: +61 404 072 161+61 404 072 161
o: Sydney


Lee’s background in Support and Project Management together with more than 20 years’ experience in IT has made her passionate about delivering high quality service and advice to our clients (internally and externally) as well as enabling them to access innovative solutions to do the same.
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Kiley
Hodges
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5007+61 7 3016 5007
m: +61 400 860 865+61 400 860 865
o: Brisbane
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5007+61 7 3016 5007
m: +61 400 860 865+61 400 860 865
o: Brisbane


Kiley is a specialist insurance and construction lawyer with 20 years’ experience resolving disputes on behalf of local and UK-based insurers and private companies as well as front-end contract negotiation.
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Luke
Holland
Partner
t: +61 8 8415 9875+61 8 8415 9875
o: Adelaide
Partner
t: +61 8 8415 9875+61 8 8415 9875
o: Adelaide


Luke is one of South Australia's leading workplace lawyers. He advises a range of employers on employment and work health and safety (WHS) issues and is known for his practical and balanced approach. Luke is currently named on the Best Lawyers in Australia list for the Occupational Health and Safety category.
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Carlie
Holt
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1412+61 2 9373 1412
m: +61 404 828 256+61 404 828 256
o: Sydney
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1412+61 2 9373 1412
m: +61 404 828 256+61 404 828 256
o: Sydney


Carlie is the first person many organisations call when a workplace incident occurs. Carlie is onsite immediately, giving clear advice about what steps to take in the first hours and subsequent days. Sometimes these incidents lead to coronial inquests or companies and their executives being prosecuted; all matters that Carlie assists with.
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Peter
Hughes
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2432+61 2 9260 2432
o: Sydney
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2432+61 2 9260 2432
o: Sydney


Peter is an experienced insurance law practitioner, having worked in plaintiff, defendant and in-house roles. He approaches all matters with particular focus on strategic elements of claims management, and on his client’s commercial drivers.
Peter has undertaken pro bono work with a number of Community Legal Centres.
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Victoria
Huntington
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2496+61 2 9260 2496
m: +61 404 828 283+61 404 828 283
o: Sydney
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2496+61 2 9260 2496
m: +61 404 828 283+61 404 828 283
o: Sydney


Victoria has more than 10 years' experience in a wide range of disputes, including professional indemnity, commercial and intellectual property disputes. She has acted for individuals, directors and officers (D&O) and companies across the insurance, business, government and university sectors.
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