About us

About us

Our difference

Talented, senior lawyers.

A full range of legal disciplines.

Exceptional facilities, outstanding service and efficient processes.

You might think you’re dealing with a large conventional firm.  But you’re not.

You’ll know that, when the senior lawyer you brief is the lawyer doing the work.  When they’re quick, and efficient, and bring insight which only comes with years of experience.  When they’re available, whenever and wherever you need them.

More than that: when they own their outcomes, with all the commercial realities and passions that this suggests.

Senior people, doing what they do best: without the expansive views, overheads and billings to match.

A new-model law firm.  Delivering true value for clients.

“As well as having outstanding expertise, the firm understood the question and the context from a broader legal, practical and political perspective.  These latter factors are what distinguish the best from the rest.”         

Clinton McKenzie
General Counsel, Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Our model

What happens when you build a business model from the ground up?  When you don’t allow the traditions of the past to dictate the solutions of the future?

What happens is that you deliver the services people want. Without the cumbersome processes that historically develop around them.

Think of Uber, Alibaba, Airbnb.  Traditional services delivered in a non-traditional way. The way clients want it.

Welcome to Keypoint Law.  A law firm unlike any law firm you’ve worked with before.

We’ve removed the outdated conventions that hold so many senior lawyers back.  Committees.  Office politics.  Billable hour targets.  Partner meetings.

Instead, we’re about setting lawyers free to concentrate on what really matters: clients.

Keypoint Law provides access to some of Australia’s most experienced legal minds.  Based on the successful model of our UK co-founder, Keystone Law, our emphasis is on personal service by senior lawyers, with flexible offerings, and low overheads.  

Instead of bureaucracy, our lawyers can focus on solutions. Instead of one-size-fits-all, we can tailor the service to suit. Instead of meeting targets, we can match client needs.

What that means is efficient, professional, passionate legal service.

Without the politics or red tape that so often gets in the way.

And that’s the key point.

“Good advice was given at the first meeting by a subject expert, which meant time wasn’t wasted going back and forth … a good result for our company in all respects.”
Brad Goodman
CFO, City Freeholds

Management team

Warren Kalinko

CEO

Warren is an experienced commercial lawyer and business developer with over 20 years’ experience across the corporate, government and community sectors. Warren commenced his career as a lawyer with King… Read More

Alison Astey

Practice Manager

Alison provides administrative support to Keypoint Lawyers & staff through Central Office as Practice Manager. Prior to joining Keypoint, Alison worked at international law firm Fragomen, overseeing operations of the… Read More

Susan Harvey

Finance Manager

Susan joined Keypoint Law in October 2018 and is responsible for the financial performance of the business. She is a graduate from the University College of Cork, Ireland. Prior to… Read More

Kim Adey

Director of Corporate Development and General Counsel

Kim joined Keypoint in April 2020 and will be responsible for driving the growth of the firm, looking after the firm’s risk and compliance function and assisting with the firm’s… Read More