Over the last 12 months, we have welcomed 11 new senior lawyers to our firm, further enhancing the firm’s offering across banking & finance, corporate & commercial, dispute resolution, insolvency & restructuring, taxation, financial services regulatory, estates, charities, intellectual property litigation and planning & environment law.
Our new team members join us from their former roles as partners, directors and special counsel, each bringing, on average, 20+ years’ experience to the firm:
Financial Services | Sydney
Mathew Kaley is a senior financial services lawyer with over 25 years’ experience advising insurance companies and other leading financial institutions on complex regulatory and commercial matters. His expertise spans the full spectrum of financial services law, including governance, corporate advisory, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, distribution arrangements, product development, marketing, compliance and regulatory disputes.
Insolvency and Restructuring, Commercial Litigation | Adelaide
Mike’s practice spans the full spectrum of personal and corporate insolvency, restructuring and asset recovery. He acts for liquidators, receivers and trustees in matters ranging from urgent asset preservation to large-scale recoveries, and regularly represents company directors in defending insolvent trading claims. He also advises creditors pursuing or defending voidable transaction claims, often in matters with significant commercial and reputational stakes.
Charities & Not-for-Profit (C&NFP), Property, Commercial and Education | Sydney
Joanne specialises in the Charities & Not-for-Profit (C&NFP), Property, Commercial and Education sectors, working with an array of organisations and private clients operating in these areas holistically to navigate their commercial, property, regulatory and compliance requirements and their general legal needs.
Property and Taxation | Melbourne
Nick is a senior commercial lawyer and qualified accountant with more than 15 years’ experience advising clients on complex tax, property and business law matters. Nick focuses on supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs and individuals, providing practical, integrated advice that bridges both legal and accounting perspectives.
Litigation | Melbourne
Nicolina is a highly experienced commercial litigator with more than 20 years’ experience assisting small and medium sized enterprises, and individuals, to navigate disputes efficiently and with confidence. She advises business owners and operators across a broad range of commercial, property, employment, and estate and guardianship matters, and regularly appears in State and Federal Courts, as well as before the Fair Work Commission, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), NCAT, and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Corporate and M&A | Sydney
Andrew Whittingham is a corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising on complex public and private M&A, equity capital markets and corporate restructuring transactions. Andrew also regularly advises on commercial contracts, employee incentive plans, the application of ASX Listing Rules, foreign investment regulations and general corporate advisory matters.
Intellectual Property, Litigation | Melbourne
Andrew Goatcher has over 30 years’ experience advising clients in complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on intellectual property disputes and advisory work. Andrew has acted in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, including disputes involving patents, registered designs, trade marks and copyright, as well as claims concerning misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law.
Renewable Energy, Data & Privacy and Property | Sydney
Through a career spanning more than 35 years, Andrew has gained exceptional depth and breadth of expertise across highly regulated sectors – especially Renewable Energy and Energy Markets, Sustainability and emissions mitigation, Data Privacy and Financial Services.
Banking & Financial, Commercial | Melbourne
Denise Wightman is a highly experienced commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on complex corporate, commercial and property finance matters. She is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law and is recognised for her technical expertise, commercial insight and practical approach to transactions. Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial law and property finance, with particular depth in the property and property finance sectors.
Planning & Environment | Sydney
Peter is a planning and environmental law specialist with over a decade of experience advising on major residential, commercial, industrial and resource projects across New South Wales. His practice spans the full spectrum of development approvals, judicial review, environmental regulatory/criminal risk, hardship and compulsory acquisition and complex easement negotiations and disputes, including drainage infrastructure and rights of carriageway.
Private Wealth, Wills & Estates and Taxation | Canberra
Vik is a leading private wealth lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners and family offices on complex estate planning, SMSFs, asset protection, commercial and tax matters.