Leadership
Glenn Vassallo
Managing Director
EXPERTISE
- Public capital markets
- Corporate law
- Private capital markets
- Corporate advisory
- Corporate structuring
- Complex corporate disputes
- Social entrepreneurship
Scott Standen
Director
EXPERTISE
- In depth understanding of the M&A processes (public M&A and private M&A transactions)
- Public equity capital markets transactions
- Management of due diligence processes
- Deep understanding of governance frameworks
- Corporate structuring
- Capital structure management
- Transaction management
Ashley Hill
Director
EXPERTISE
- Commercial litigation
- International commercial arbitration
- Energy – oil, gas, coal and electricity
- Product liability – recalls and litigation
- Resources – water and agribusiness
- Financial services
- Insurance – including D&O, PI and BI
- Regulatory – securities and governance; anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Hotel development and management disputes
- IT industry disputes
- IP claims including counterfeiting, passing-off, copyright infringement
- Mediation, Adjudication and Advocacy
Charles Schofield
Head of Corporate
EXPERTISE
- Cross border investments
- M&A transactions
- Joint ventures
- Corporate structuring
- Project support
Allana Agnew
Special Counsel
EXPERTISE
- Shareholder actions and corporate disputes
- Partnership and joint venture disputes
- Directors’ and trustees’ duties
- Misleading and deceptive claims (including in respect of product disclosure statements)
- Negligence actions (including against directors, advisers and professionals)
- Consumer protection legislation
- Employment
- Construction litigation
- Agribusiness
- Mediation and advocacy
Lesley Symons
Special Counsel
EXPERTISE
Financial Services Regulation, Corporate Governance and Compliance including:
- Regulatory Change
- Governance and Risk Management Audits, Updates and Training
- Compliance Advice, Systems Audit, Updates, Development and Design (including Financial Crime Compliance Systems and Controls) and Training
- New Product Development, Design and Distribution
- Market Conduct
- Complaints Handling and Remediation Program Design and Delivery
- Regulatory Aspects of Financial Transactions/Restructures etc.
- Enforcement Action, Investigations and Litigation
- Effective Regulator Liaison with Australia’s Federal Financial Regulators and Associated Bodies
Laura Gercken
Senior Associate
EXPERTISE
- Shareholder disputes
- Financial services litigation
- Property and leasing disputes
- Professional negligence claims
- Employment disputes
- Workplace health and safety
- Insolvency
Sarida Derrington
Senior Associate
EXPERTISE
- Commercial litigation
- Insolvency
- Competition and consumer law
- Financial services
- Investigations and enforcement actions by regulators
- Civil penalty matters