David Smith

David works with clients on a range of commercial intellectual property, technology and consumer law matters and has a leading trade promotions and marketing law practice. David has broad experience in intellectual property and technology law. He has a particular focus on: Consumer law (misleading conduct; consumer warranties; product safety; unfair terms). Information technology and […]

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Sonia Apikian

Sonia has worked with banks, financial institutions and corporations since she began her Articles with the Firm in 1996. She leads the Recoveries Team. Sonia practises in the areas of banking and finance dispute prevention and resolution and insolvency. She has acted for clients in matters in all jurisdictions including the Victorian Civil and Administrative […]

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Siobhan Mulcahy

Siobhan provides legal advice and representation on all areas of employment and industrial law. Siobhan draws upon 20 years’ experience in various roles in workplace relations. Siobhan is uniquely positioned to provide informed, expert, practical assistance and advice to businesses to help them effectively manage their people. Her clients say: “Siobhan is a dynamic and […]

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Simon Theodore

Simon specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Gadens, Simon was a Senior Associate at a national firm, and spent 18 months at a global firm in their London and Dubai offices. Simon acts on behalf of a number of national and international corporations in large, complex domestic and cross border disputes. […]

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Michael Kenny

Michael specialises in equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions. Michael advises on a range of corporate and commercial matters, including the ASX Listing Rules, Corporations Act, commercial contracts, joint ventures, employee share ownership plans and securities law matters. Clients enjoy working with Michael because of the commercial results driven approach that he brings to […]

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Shanna Livingstone

Shanna advises clients in all aspects of property law, specialising in acting for owners and managers of retail property. Before being admitted as a solicitor, Shanna worked in centre management for one of Queensland’s largest regional shopping centres. This industry experience gives Shanna a greater understanding of the issues facing her clients’ businesses and allows […]

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Lui Scipioni

Lui is responsible for our retail leasing practice, and has extensive experience in conducting numerous large due diligence investigations for buyers and sellers in relation to industrial property, commercial property, redevelopments of major retail and CBD sites and the leasing and management of large retail centres and office buildings. Lui has acted on a number […]

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Romana Duthie

Romana’s main areas of expertise include retail leasing, commercial leasing, telecommunications leasing, franchise-related property transactions, property sales and acquisitions and property development. Romana conducts transactional work for numerous property developers including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing of developed space. She undertakes property due diligence in respect of property acquisitions. She also conducts due diligence on the behalf […]

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Robert Hinton

Rob specialises in litigation, restructuring and insolvency. He has been involved in all aspects of commercial litigation for over 25 years. Rob’s specific expertise lies in acting for administrators, deed administrators, liquidators, receivers, creditors and company directors, and various banking clients. His work takes him to all jurisdictions, from the Magistrates’ Court to the High […]

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Jol Rogers

Jol’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and other corporate advisory work, including advising domestic and international clients on: negotiated mergers and acquisitions including share and asset acquisitions and disposals; regulated mergers and acquisitions, including takeovers and schemes of arrangement, with experience acting for both bidder and target; equity capital raisings including […]

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Robert Swiatlo

Robert specialises in real estate law, and has particular experience in undertaking complex property transactions including major capital acquisitions and dispositions, complex retail commercial and industrial leasing matters (acting for both landlords and tenants), as well as development and financing aspects of real estate transactions. His real estate expertise has developed as a result of […]

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Peter Poulos

Peter has 26 years’ experience in tax, and was previously a specialist Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Tax Partner at KPMG and served as chair of KPMG’s Global M&A Tax practice. Peter’s experience encompasses roles in the tax structuring and/or tax due diligence for circa 500 transactions, covering all transaction sizes and industry sectors with a […]

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