BARRISTERS

Appellate

Senior Counsel

Stuart Donaldson SC

A specialist in commercial law, with a particular focus on insurance law, Stuart carries with him over 35 years' experience at the Bar, including over 20 years as Senior Counsel.

Peter Morris SC

A recognised expert in Insurance Law and Professional Indemnity Insurance, Peter has extensive experience advising and representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex liability, professional negligence and personal injury litigation.

Mark Robertson KC

A preeminent King’s Counsel and Chartered Tax Adviser with an Australia-wide practice, Mark specialises in revenue and trust law.

Roger Marshall SC

Roger Marshall has over 25 years' experience as a barrister specialising in corporations and insolvency matters.

Bradley Jones SC

A highly experienced and well-regarded barrister, Bradley practices in taxation, administrative, commercial law, equity, family and military law.

Junior Counsel

Bettina Arste

With particular expertise in corporate and commercial law and equity and trusts, Bettina has extensive experience across multiple practice areas.

Charles Cassimatis

Charles was called to the bar in 2007. Charles practices in a broad range of areas including media, banking, construction, corporations, employment, insolvency, insurance, fraud, property, trusts, wills and estates.

Anthony Kaufmann

Anthony has advised and appeared for public and private companies, banks and individuals. He has appeared in a wide range of commercial disputes in the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Court and other New South Wales courts and tribunals.

Evan Walker

Evan has a diverse commercial litigation and equity practice, specialising in personal and corporate insolvency, company law, trade practices, real property, contracts, and construction law.

Mark Maconachie

Mark is entitled to appear in the courts of all jurisdictions in Australia and New Zealand. Mark regularly appears in the Supreme Court of NSW and the Federal Court of Australia.

Greg Antipas

Greg practices in tax, crime and commercial law. He has diverse experience from over 20 years in taxation and commercial law, investment banking and property development.

Henry Durack

Henry practises in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency and bankruptcy and equity (including real property and wills and estates).

Russ Johnson

Russ specialises in taxation, tax crime, commercial law and equity matters.

Lucy McGovern

Lucy accepts briefs in a broad range of civil matters, including commercial, construction, equity, contracts, taxation, financial services, intellectual property and trade practices / consumer law.

Nicholas Olson

Nicholas is a commercial barrister specialising in insurance, disciplinary, professional responsibility and equity matters

Thomas Arnold

Thomas is a commercial barrister who specialises in tax law. He is regularly retained by taxpayers, professional advisors, the Commissioner of Taxation and the Tax Practitioner’s Board.

Ermelinda Kovacs

Ermelinda is a specialist in commercial law, with a particular focus on tax and insurance law.

Justin Byrne

Justin comes to the bar after more than 20 years experience as a solicitor specialising in taxation and revenue law. He also practices in trusts, administrative law and commercial law.

Nathan Li

Nathan accepts briefs in all areas of law. He specialises in commercial disputes, corporations law, equity and trusts, and taxation and revenue law

Dana Levi

Dana accepts briefs in all areas of law. Dana principally specialises in commercial, corporate, and insolvency law matters.

Michael Long

Michael accepts briefs in all areas of law. Prior to coming to the bar, Michael was an experienced litigation solicitor having worked for 12 years at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Readers

Samantha Langan

Samantha has acted in complex commercial disputes with a focus on corporations, insolvency, consumer law and equity. As a solicitor, she regularly represented well-known retailers and franchisors advising on franchising and regulatory compliance.

David Blight

David has provided advice on a wide range of complex tax disputes and transactions, including advising on Part IVA tax avoidance, transfer pricing, capital gains tax, corporate tax issues, taxation of trusts, taxation of intellectual property and other intangibles, international and cross-border tax issues, GST, the consolidation regime, tax treaties, stamp duty and land tax.

Claudio Trovato

Claudio has appeared in both state and federal courts and tribunals in New South Wales for a diverse range of matters. Those include large commercial litigation, complex procedural disputes, remedies involving varieties of equitable relief, the enforcement of judgments and appeals. He has also appeared in private mediations. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation involving professional liability.

Associate Members

Andrew Berger KC

After many years of advising and appearing for clients in some of their most sensitive legal matters, Andrew has developed a reputation as a ‘counsel of choice’ for particularly complex, risky, sensitive or otherwise important matters.

Daniel McInerney KC

Daniel is a dedicated taxation barrister known for his strong and extensive technical and advisory knowledge, in relation to structuring as well as settling taxation disputes with the ATO.

Jane Muir

Jane accepts briefs in all areas of commercial law. Her experience includes acting for clients in banking, bankruptcy, building and construction, commercial contracts, consumer protection, corporate, employment, equity, insolvency, insurance, and trade practices, matters.

Piotr Klank

My practice involves providing advice and appearing in courts and tribunals. I specialise in tax, commercial and corporate matters.