TAX
   
IFX Legal Tax Team
IFX Legal Tax Advisers and Authors are legally qualified and accredited Tax Specialists. Their qualifications are a minimum LLB (Tax Law) but in many cases are LLM (Tax Law). We contracted Advisers to research and author this document.

 
     
     
William Cannon
LLM (Tax Law)
Partner
Ashurst Legal
Sydney



Bill Cannon is one of Australia's leading Tax Lawyers and is a Tax Partner with Ashurst Legal, Sydney.
A recognised authority on Stamp Duty, GST and other commercially related transaction taxes, Bill is highly regarded for his advice in tax planning and structuring for high value transactions...
 
     
     
Brian Egan
B.Comm LLM Tax Law(Sydney), BA
Brian Egan has more than 20 years experience in Tax and Legal Publishing.
Brian is a leading authority on Income Tax and GST and is a high profile Tax Author and Member of Information Exchange.


Brian is a leading authority on Income Tax and GST. Brian is a high profile Professional Member and Tax Author for Information Exchange
 
     
     
Arthur Athanasiou
BEC LLM (Melbourne) FTIA
Accredited Tax Specialist
Law Institute of Victoria
Partner
Thomsons Lawyers
Melbourne


Arthur has been a Partner of Thomsons Lawyers since 2010 and is Accredited Tax Law Specialist in Victoria. Athur's expert commentary on Income Tax law is widely published, and he is the author of several Information Exchange publications
 
     
     
Geoff Petersson
Geoff Petersson, LLB (Hons)
Principal CGTTaxnet
Sydney


Geoff is a recognised authority on Capital Gains Tax. His authoritative titles 'CGT and Sales of Small Business' and 'CGT and Deceased Estates' are both regarded as landmark references for tax practitioners in Australia.
 
     
     
Luis Batalha
B Com LLB (Hons I) (U Syd)FTIA
Principal batallion legal
Sydney


Luis has extensive experience in International Tax, GST and Stamp Duty particularly in the Property, Finance and Insurance Sectors. Luis has also assisted a number of self-managed superannuation funds with their obligations under superannuation law. Luis is a highly qualified, distinguished t...
 
     
     
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Andrew OBryan
CA CPA LLB BCom
Partner
Hall and Wilcox Lawyers
Melbourne


Andrew brings his substantial knowledge of taxation and commercial practice to bear on many aspects of business including: Structuring and restructuring of business and transactions Superannuation and financial products Corporatisation and privatisation Liquidations and reconstructions Su...
 
     
     
Mark West
CA LLB FTIA
Partner
McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Brisbane


Mark is a Partner in McCullough Robertson’s Business & Revenue group.
Qualified both in law and as a Chartered Accountant, he offers clients the advantages of combined legal and accounting skills.
He is widely recognised as a leading taxation lawyer to the corporate sector. Mark also ...
 
     
     
Garry Payne
B.Com (Merit) LLB(NSW)
Senior Tax Trainer
Tax Banter


Garry has more than 25 years total tax experience. He has significant tax experience at a senior level in public practice (6 years), in professional tax publishing(13 years) and as a University tax lecturer (6 years).

Garry is currently a Senior Tax Educator with Tax Banter, based in Sydney...
 
     
     
Bruce Patterson
LLB
Partner
Duncan Cotterill
Auckland NZ


Bruce has many years experience as a legal adviser and consultant in commerce. He now leads the commercial division of Duncan Cotterill’s specialist tax team, advising on a wide range of issues including land transactions, business restructuring, sales and acquisitions, the taxation of trusts and tr...
 
     
     
Roger Timms
M.Corp.Law, Grad Dip Comm Law, FCA, FTIA
Tax Adviser


Roger has over 25 years experience in tax consulting and tax education. Roger is presently the Tax Technical Manager of Taxpayers Australia having previously been National Manager of a significant tax training business. As a tax practitioner, Roger was a tax consulting partner at a Big Four accou...
 
     
     
Graeme Prowse
B.Comm CA
Director
Webb Martin Consulting
Melbourne


Graeme Prowse has over 20 years experience in dealing with income tax issues for businesses of all types and sizes. He diligently applies this experience for his clients, and enjoys helping them cut through the intricacies of any tax issue. Within the broader income tax sphere, Graeme specialises in...
 
     
     
Rob Power
B.Bus CPA Melbourne
Principal
RBP Consulting


Rob is a CPA with 20 years tax experience, including 6 years within the ATO in various audit and advising divisions, and his career has enabled Rob to accumulate a high level of technical knowledge across a broad range of tax issues including income tax, CGT, superannuation and FBT. Rob provides...
 
     
     
Ashley Course
FIPA, MBA, MAcc, B Ed
Principal
Arc Super


ARC Super is a specialist SMSF Audit firm and provider of SMSF Training and Consulting services. Ashley Course, Director of ARC Super, has over ten years experience working in the SMSF industry including training and consulting to accounting firms, professional accounting bodies, software providers,...
 
     
     
Arthur Davis
B.Econ LLB
Partner Addisons Lawyers,
Sydney


Through Arthur's work on cross-border transactions he regularly advises foreign based businesses on their investments into Australia, considering tax-effective structuring and Australian regulations.

In addition, Arthur has undertaken extensive employee incentive plan work, particularly ...
 
     
     
Patrick Hunt
B.Comm CA GAICD
Founding Partner and Tax Adviser
Namaru Partners
Sydney


Patrick specialises in providing advice, advocacy and risk management with respect to a number of indirect taxes, primarily GST, as well as Customs and Excise Duties, Luxury Car Tax and the Wine Equalisation Tax.
Before founding Namaru Patrick was a partner at KPMG, Minter Ellison and Ash Street...
 
     
     
Mark Chapman
Principal
Mark Chapman Consulting
B.Comm LLM (Tax)(NSW)CA FCPA CTA


Mark Chapman is a tax consultant, writer and presenter. Mark specialises in providing tax planning and financial advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, accounting professionals and individuals. Mark has extensive experience in dealing with property taxation matters, small busines...
 
     
     
Daniel Szekely
Associate
Clamenz Lawyers
Sydney

BA/LLB


Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining Clamenz Lawyers, Daniel worked with Arnold Bloch Leibler in the Banking and Finance team.
Daniel is now a lead corporate and commercial lawyer at Clamenz Lawyers where he acts...
 
     
     
Daniel Clarke
BCom/LLB/LLM
Managing Partner
Clamenz Lawyers
Sydney


Daniel is admitted as a solicitor and barrister in both the NSW Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia. He holds bachelor degrees in both Commerce and Law with majors in Applied Econometric Analysis and Accounting as well as a Masters of Laws from the University of Sydney. Daniel’s experi...
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Richard Wilkins
BSc BCom
Tax Consultant
Webb Martin Consulting
Melbeourne VIC


Commencing at a big four accounting firm, Richard has a number of years’ experience advising on income tax issues relating to SMEs. He regularly assists clients with income tax return preparation, small business CGT concessions and trust streaming.
 
     
     
Craig West
Principal
Sucession Plus

B. Bus (Mgmt), M. Bus (Acct/Finance).
LLM (Tax Law), CPA


Craig is a widely respected and highly qualified CPA with a particular focus in Succession Planning and Restructuring.
Craig is an author of many widely read publications and has attained Masters Degrees in Accounting and Finance, and Tax Law.
Craig has a particular interest in the CGT im...
 
     
     
Dr. Ferdie Schneider
Principal STA Consult
South Africa
M.Com Economic (Hons)
M.Com (SA and International Tax)
PhD (Tax)


CEO STA Konsult (2019 - current) Specialist Tax Consultant Subcontractor to BDO Tax South Africa (2019 – current) National Head of BDO Tax South Africa (2014 – 2019) Member of BDO National Executive (2014 - 2019) National Head of BDO International Tax and Transfer Pricing (2018 – 2019) Tax Part...
 
     
     
Tom Delany
CA CPA CTA
MTax (NSW) BBus (QLD)
Tax Agent of the Year SME 2019



Tom is the principal in Tax Partner Pty Ltd which provides tax training and tax consultancy services to accounting and legal firms.
Tax consultancy services include high level tax planning, preparing tax advices, private ruling requests and objections and dealing with a variety of tax related to...
 
     
     
Imran Hussain
B.Comm, LLB, MBA, CPA FITA, FIPA, ABA, LIV

Imran is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and holds a Master degree in Commerce apart from Fellow Membership at Tax Institute of Australia. He is also a Fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants of UK. He holds membership with the Royal Economic Society at London. He is also Registered at Ame...
 
     
     
Mark Mathews
Principal
Mathews Tax Lawyers

B.Comm LLB (Hons)
CTA


Mark Mathews Chartered Tax Adviser and LLB was admitted to practise as a legal practitioner and barrister of the High Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia in 2001.
Having worked for a number of Big 4 and mid-tier accounting and law firms and practising as a tax law barrister, Mar...
 
     
     
  Corporations Law
   
Patricia Williams
LLB
Admitted in New South Wales in 1988
Partner
Clayton Utz
Sydney


Patricia has extensive practical experience in Corporations Law and has a particular focus for the following areas of practice : Directors' duties and liabilities; Schemes of arrangement; Share buy-backs; Prospectus fundraising; General corporate law issues;
 
     
     
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Michael Ryan
B.Comm LLB LLM ( Sydney)
Partner
Corporate Advisory
Addisons.
Sydney


Michael is a senior corporate partner with 25 years experience in corporate and commercial law. Michael has particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and capital markets. Michael is an experienced negotiator and has been called on to speak at numerous conferences on corporate ...
 
     
     
Bruce Patterson
LLB
Partner
Duncan Cotterill
Auckland NZ


Bruce has many years experience as a legal adviser and consultant in commerce. He now leads the commercial division of Duncan Cotterill’s specialist tax team, advising on a wide range of issues including land transactions, business restructuring, sales and acquisitions, the taxation of trusts and tr...
 
     
     
Steven Brown
B.Ec, LLB, M.App.Fin, FAICD, FIPAA, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning
Chairman
Etienne Lawyers
Sydney


Steven is a highly experienced and widely published Corporate Lawyer based in Sydney. Stephen is the Chairman of Etienne Lawyers, a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive range of Corporate and Legal services to Public and Private Sector clients.
Stephen has a particular interest in Corpo...
 
     
     
Philip Stern
B.Comm LLB (with Merit)UNSW LLM(UNISYD)
Partner
Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


My work involves insolvency and reconstruction, as well as commercial litigation in the following areas: Insolvency Recoveries and reconstruction Corporate litigation Administrative law Trade practices Property litigation
 
     
     
Kristy Dixon
BA LLB (UNSW) LLM (UNISYD)
Partner
Marque Lawyers Pty Ltd
Sydney


My areas of expertise are: Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital raisings and Initial Public Offerings Corporate and Commercial Corporate Governance Competition and Consumer Act 2010
 
     
     
Nicole Tyson
B Ec LLB (Hons) University of Adelaide
Partner
Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


The areas of work in which I act include: Corporate/Financial Services litigation and Corporations Act matters Insolvency Recoveries and Reconstruction General commercial litigation – including claims for breach of contract, equitable remedies, property related and Corporations Act litigation...
 
     
     
Craig Readhead
Principal: Resources; Corporate Advisory; Equity Capital Markets; and Finance.
Allion Legal
Perth WA


Craig heads Allion Legal's resources practice group. Craig has spent 33 years practising in the area of mining and corporate law, with an emphasis on the acquistion and disposal of resource interests, fund raisings, joint venture exploration and the development of mining and mining infrastructure pr...
 
     
     
Tony Hulett
BJuris,LLM
Special Counsel
Lord Commercial Lawyers
Melbourne


Tony has extensive experience in the following areas of Law : General Commercial Transport and logistics law Buying and selling of companies and businesses Company establishment and restructuring Directors Duties & Responsibilities Corporate governance advice and solutions Drafting of standar...
 
     
     
John Ralston
BA LLB (Sydney)
Partner
Pigott Stinson
Sydney NSW


John was admitted to practice in 1975 and since then has practised in many areas of law including anti-discrimination law, commercial and criminal litigation, licensing law, property and commercial law, not for profit corporations and associations, wills and estates.
However, for at least...
 
     
     
Andrew Lumsden
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sydney


Andrew advises corporate clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, as well as contested and negotiated takeovers and corporate and securities law matters.
 
     
     
Jonathan Farrer
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Melbourne


Jonathan brings both an investment banking and legal background to the table. Previously with Greenhill and Macquarie Group, he’s a leading adviser specialising in M&A, strategic advice, restructurings, financings and capital raisings.
As a result, Jonathan brings a truly commercial perspecti...
 
     
     
Sandy Mak
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sydney


Sandy is a lawyer with few borders. Her career has focused on international corporate transactions. Six years practising at a top magic circle firm in London and Hong Kong. Secondments to two global investment banks. Adviser on mergers and acquisitions in India and China. Sandy has a strong backg...
 
     
     
Christian Owen
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Perth


Christian Owen specialises in made-to-measure solutions for complex corporate transactions.
Results orientated and cognisant of the drivers behind each deal, Christian has made a career both in a London magic circle firm and in Australia, collaborating with companies to face their legal chall...
 
     
     
Stephanie Daveson
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Brisbane


Stephanie’s clients describe her as pragmatic, inventive and always on the ball with quality evident at all times – traits that serve her well in the fast-paced world of mergers, acquisitions and equity capital markets.
Stephanie’s dedication to the task, quality outcomes and common sense app...
 
     
     
Peter Shaw
Partner
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Peter has extensive experience advising companies on all aspects of compliance with key parts of the Corporations Act and ASIC Policy, including in relation to directors duties, corporate governance and the fundraising provisions of the Corporations Act.
He has been a member of the Law Committe...
 
     
     
Katrecia March
BA LLM
Senior Associate
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Katrecia practices in both transactional and advisory corporate and commercial law. Katrecia has assisted a large range of clients including Australian government departments, local councils, small to medium enterprises (SMEs), private equity firms and large (top 100) listed companies in a range of...
 
     
     
Arthur Davis
B.Econ LLB
Partner Addisons Lawyers,
Sydney


Through Arthur's work on cross-border transactions he regularly advises foreign based businesses on their investments into Australia, considering tax-effective structuring and Australian regulations.

In addition, Arthur has undertaken extensive employee incentive plan work, particularly ...
 
     
     
Daniel Goldberg
BSc LLB (UNSW)
Partner Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


With a background in-house and as an investment banker, Daniel understands where clients are coming from. Legal advice not only needs to be technically correct, it needs to be useful.
In advising clients, Daniel brings background experience gained from working in private legal practice, as an...
 
     
     
Martin OConnor
B.LegS Macquarie University
Partner Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


In addition to commercial litigation work and advising on employment law issues, Martin also advise clients in intellectual property disputes including trade marks, patents, copyright, designs passing off and confidential information. He regularly acts for international patent owners in appeals from...
 
     
     
Daniel Szekely
Associate
Clamenz Lawyers
Sydney

BA/LLB


Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining Clamenz Lawyers, Daniel worked with Arnold Bloch Leibler in the Banking and Finance team.
Daniel is now a lead corporate and commercial lawyer at Clamenz Lawyers where he acts...
 
     
     
Daniel Clarke
BCom/LLB/LLM
Managing Partner
Clamenz Lawyers
Sydney


Daniel is admitted as a solicitor and barrister in both the NSW Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia. He holds bachelor degrees in both Commerce and Law with majors in Applied Econometric Analysis and Accounting as well as a Masters of Laws from the University of Sydney. Daniel’s experi...
 
     
     
Andrew Logie-Smith
BEc, LLB, GAICD
Managing Partner
Logie- Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Andrew is a forward thinking commercial and corporate lawyer with significant experience in advising on complex commercial transactions both domestically and internationally.
Andrew focuses on working with clients to define and achieve business goals and outcomes.
Andrew acts for listed a...
 
     
     
Susan Campbell
Senior Associate and SC
Logie Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Susan has broad commercial and governance experience across a range of industries, with a particular specialty in Private Client Services including Personal Asset Protection, Wills and Estates, Superannuation and Personal Employment issues.
 
     
     
David Grant
BA,LLB
Partner
Commercial Litigation
Logie-Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


David Grant is the Head of the Litigation group at Logie-Smith Lanyon. His expertise includes advising on and conducting litigation involving the Corporations Act, including directors and officers’ fiduciary duties, as well as acting on behalf of shareholders and creditors in disputes with companies...
 
     
     
Patrick Dwyer
LLB (Hons) BA (Hons)
Dwyer Harris Law Firm
Sydney NSW


Patrick is a Legal Director of Dwyer Harris specialising in financial services regulation, corporate transactions such as acquisitions, fundraising and joint ventures, commercial agreements, and financing transactions including lending and asset finance. His clients include financial services pr...
 
     
     
Mark Mathews
Principal
Mathews Tax Lawyers

B.Comm LLB (Hons)
CTA


Mark Mathews Chartered Tax Adviser and LLB was admitted to practise as a legal practitioner and barrister of the High Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia in 2001.
Having worked for a number of Big 4 and mid-tier accounting and law firms and practising as a tax law barrister, Mar...
 
     
     
  Superannuation
   
Chris Ketsakidis
B.Sc. LLB
Partner
Maurice Blackburn Cashman
Melbourne


Chris works extensively in commercial, tax and superannuation law focusing on commercial transactions and business structuring, income and capital gains tax issues and on prudential, commercial and taxation issues affecting superannuation and redundancy funds.
Chris advises a range of private an...
 
     
     
Luis Batalha
B Com LLB (Hons I) (U Syd)FTIA
Principal batallion legal
Sydney


Luis has extensive experience in International Tax, GST and Stamp Duty particularly in the Property, Finance and Insurance Sectors. Luis has also assisted a number of self-managed superannuation funds with their obligations under superannuation law. Luis is a highly qualified, distinguished t...
 
     
     
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Adrian Verdnik
LLB LLM
Senior Associate
Hall and Wilcox Lawyers
Melbourne


Adrian joined Hall & Wilcox in 1998 and worked in the insurance practice before focusing on commercial and financial services. He was became a senior associate in 2002. Adrian has a Bachelor of Laws from Melbourne University and is completing a Masters of Commercial Law with the same university. ...
 
     
     
Graeme Prowse
B.Comm CA
Director
Webb Martin Consulting
Melbourne


Graeme Prowse has over 20 years experience in dealing with income tax issues for businesses of all types and sizes. He diligently applies this experience for his clients, and enjoys helping them cut through the intricacies of any tax issue. Within the broader income tax sphere, Graeme specialises in...
 
     
     
Ashley Course
FIPA, MBA, MAcc, B Ed
Principal
Arc Super


ARC Super is a specialist SMSF Audit firm and provider of SMSF Training and Consulting services. Ashley Course, Director of ARC Super, has over ten years experience working in the SMSF industry including training and consulting to accounting firms, professional accounting bodies, software providers,...
 
     
     
Mark Wilkinson
B.Com CA CTA SMSF(Specialist)
Founder
Wilkinson Superannuation
Sydney


Mark has 25 years experiences working as a Chartered Accountant, the last 20 of these were spent at PKF Chartered Accountants, Deloitte Private and Heffron Consulting where he developed specialist superannuation and retirement planning skills.
Mark is the author of a number of guides and book...
 
     
     
Mark Chapman
Principal
Mark Chapman Consulting
B.Comm LLM (Tax)(NSW)CA FCPA CTA


Mark Chapman is a tax consultant, writer and presenter. Mark specialises in providing tax planning and financial advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, accounting professionals and individuals. Mark has extensive experience in dealing with property taxation matters, small busines...
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Susan Campbell
Senior Associate and SC
Logie Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Susan has broad commercial and governance experience across a range of industries, with a particular specialty in Private Client Services including Personal Asset Protection, Wills and Estates, Superannuation and Personal Employment issues.
 
     
     
Craig West
Principal
Sucession Plus

B. Bus (Mgmt), M. Bus (Acct/Finance).
LLM (Tax Law), CPA


Craig is a widely respected and highly qualified CPA with a particular focus in Succession Planning and Restructuring.
Craig is an author of many widely read publications and has attained Masters Degrees in Accounting and Finance, and Tax Law.
Craig has a particular interest in the CGT im...
 
     
     
Tom Delany
CA CPA CTA
MTax (NSW) BBus (QLD)
Tax Agent of the Year SME 2019



Tom is the principal in Tax Partner Pty Ltd which provides tax training and tax consultancy services to accounting and legal firms.
Tax consultancy services include high level tax planning, preparing tax advices, private ruling requests and objections and dealing with a variety of tax related to...
 
     
     
Imran Hussain
B.Comm, LLB, MBA, CPA FITA, FIPA, ABA, LIV

Imran is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and holds a Master degree in Commerce apart from Fellow Membership at Tax Institute of Australia. He is also a Fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants of UK. He holds membership with the Royal Economic Society at London. He is also Registered at Ame...
 
     
     
Mark Mathews
Principal
Mathews Tax Lawyers

B.Comm LLB (Hons)
CTA


Mark Mathews Chartered Tax Adviser and LLB was admitted to practise as a legal practitioner and barrister of the High Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia in 2001.
Having worked for a number of Big 4 and mid-tier accounting and law firms and practising as a tax law barrister, Mar...
 
     
     
  Workplace Law
   
Peter McNamara
Bachelor of Economics (University of Sydney) LLM
Masters of Laws (University of Sydney)
Admitted to Practice in 1989


Peter McNamara is a principal with Clark McNamara Lawyers in Sydney. Peter is one of Australia's leading Employment Law specialists.
 
     
     
Joseph Catanzariti
BA(NSW) LLB(NSW)
Partner Clayton Utz
Sydney


Over many years, Joe has been a trusted adviser to some of Australia's largest organisations on all aspects of employment law and workplace relations, including industrial disputes, conciliation and arbitration before State and Federal Courts, occupational health and safety, employee fraud, discrimi...
 
     
     
Helen Davis
LLB(QUT) MBA(New England)
Workplace and Industrial Relations
Senior Associate
McCullough Robertson Lawyers
Brisbane


Helen is an Employment and Industrial Relations lawyer with McCullough Robertson, based in Brisbane.
 
     
     
Andrew Wood
BA LLB MA
Partner
Hunt and Hunt
Brisbane


Andrew is the Chair of Hunt and Hunt QLD's health and employment groups and teaches Employment Law and Public Sector Employment Law units in QUT's Masters of Laws program.

Andrew advises a number of Queensland Health District Services and private hospitals on health law issues, and has a...
 
     
     
David Morris
LLB IR(Hons.)
Partner
Hunt and Hunt
Sydney


David currently practises in all areas of employment and industrial relations law and Federal and State discrimination law.

David provides advice and representation in the areas of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity, occupational health and safety, unfair and wrongful dismissal, and...
 
     
     
David Thompson
BA LLB
Partner
Hunt and Hunt
Melbourne


David practices in workplace law, including the areas of employment, industrial relations, occupational health and safety and equal opportunity law. He acts for employers in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, building and construction, education, entertainment, health, fina...
 
     
     
Chris McArdle
BA (Sydney)
B Leg S (Macquarie)
Principal McArdle Legal
Sydney


Chris has been accredited as a Specialist by the Law Society of NSW. He advises and represents both corporate and individual clients in all workplace matters including employment issues, anti-discrimination matters, contract disputes and restraint of trade issues.
 
     
     
Steven Brown
B.Ec, LLB, M.App.Fin, FAICD, FIPAA, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning
Chairman
Etienne Lawyers
Sydney


Steven is a highly experienced and widely published Corporate Lawyer based in Sydney. Stephen is the Chairman of Etienne Lawyers, a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive range of Corporate and Legal services to Public and Private Sector clients.
Stephen has a particular interest in Corpo...
 
     
     
Kristy Dixon
BA LLB (UNSW) LLM (UNISYD)
Partner
Marque Lawyers Pty Ltd
Sydney


My areas of expertise are: Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital raisings and Initial Public Offerings Corporate and Commercial Corporate Governance Competition and Consumer Act 2010
 
     
     
Robbie Walker
Partner
Clayton Utz Lawyers
Sydney
LLB (UNSW) 1988


Robbie Walker is a partner in the Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety Group who advises clients and acts in court proceedings on all issues relating to employment and human resources, including employment contracts, redundancy, termination and disciplinary procedures, policies and handbooks, di...
 
     
     
Abraham Ash
BA(Hons)LLB,(UNSW)
GDHR
Senior Associate
Clayton Utz Lawyers
Sydney


Abraham has specialised in employment law for over seventeen years and has been responsible for running a number of leading work health and safety, employment and restraint cases. He regularly appears for major corporate clients in industrial tribunals.
Abraham has extensive experience in adv...
 
     
     
Rima Newman
LLB GAICD
Partner
Employment and Industrial Relations
Logie-Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Rima is the Head of the Employment and Industrial Relations team at Logie-Smith Lanyon. Rima advises employers on all aspects of the employment relationship, as well as acting on behalf of employers in litigious matters at both State and Federal jurisdictional levels.
Rima’s expertise includes...
 
     
     
Wesley Rogers
Senior Associate
Workplace Law

Marque Lawyers
Sydney


Employment contracts and service agreements
Terminations of employment (redundancies, unfair dismissals and unlawful terminations),
modern award interpretation, and contractual and statutory employment entitlements
Litigation of the employment variety
Fair Work Ombudsman complain...
 
     
     
  Energy
   
Mark Jeremy
Managing Director
Professional Utility Board
Sydney
BSc Eng Dip Finance


Mark has provided extensive professional advice in procurement, generation and carbon policy. Mark built Professional Utility Board based on the extensive experience he acquired whilst working in Australia and NZ, realising there was a niche opportunity in the market for a more robust technical and ...
 
     
     
Mohsin Ali
Principle Consultant
Energy Intelligence Pty Ltd
Melbourne
BA Auckland
Postgrad Certificate,
Internet and Web (RMIT)


Mohsin has significant experience in the energy industry in both Australia and New Zealand. He has held various roles at a leading New Zealand retailer encompassing pricing, financial modelling and projects. In Australia, Mohsin’s analytical skills have been applied to analysis and contract negoti...
 
     
     
Jim Snow
Executive Director
Oakley Greenwood
Brisbane


Jim spent 12 years in the Natural Gas Industry (AGL) holding several senior executive positions involved with the technical end use of energy, regulations and tariffs, contract pricing, analysis of energy projects investment, strategy, mergers and acquisitions and the promotion and marketing of ener...
 
     
     
Mark Searle
Director
Key Energy and Resources
Melbourne
B.Eng, M.Eng.,Dip Fin. Services


Mark holds engineering, financial and business management qualifications. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry.
Mark works in both the private and government utility sectors with large DSM projects, including the development of energy policy, design of energy management prog...
 
     
     
Leon Daych
Director
SDA Engineering
Adelaide
Mechanical Engineer FIEA


Leon Daych is a professional Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years of experience, specializing in efficient energy solutions, power and co-generation.
In 1998, he (with a fellow co-director) founded SDA Engineering. This consulting and project engineering company specializes in the field of...
 
     
     
Abhi Nithyanand
Energy Analyst
Professional Utility Board
Sydney
B.Eng (NSW) Hons Renewable Energy


Prior to joining PUB he was an Energy Assessor and Sustainable Development Engineer working to reduce energy consumption for small to medium businesses. Abhi works closely within the Energy Market and has a sound understanding of market mechanisms.
He has developed excellent Retailer Account Man...
 
     
     
Andrew Peters
Executive Director
Wire Group
Brisbane
LLB, GAICD


Andrew is a corporate lawyer and founder of an advisory business specialising in energy and infrastructure. An experienced energy executive, Andrew has worked on major energy infrastructure projects, energy supply arrangements and procurement, M&A transactions, contract negotiations, liability issue...
 
     
     
Brad Hawkins
Principal
Power Perfector
Sydney
B.Eng(NSW) CEng. Mech


Brad comes from large scale construction project management projects originally and has advised for the last 10 years in the energy efficiency sector in the UK and Australia.
The majority of that time (7 years) has been advising the management of energy efficiency within large property portfol...
 
     
     
Stacey Vacher
Principal
Edge Energy Services
Brisbane
MAppFin BMedEng


Principal senior electricity consultant, specialising in:
Commercial procurement – vanilla & structured (development, implementation and management);
Invoice validation and compliance reporting (e.g. NGERs);
Tariff reviews and optimisation;
Network connections and infr...
 
     
     
Brian Morris
Head of Client Services
Schneider Electrical
Melbourne
MAppFin BBus Dip Eng(Civil)


Since 2003, Brian has assisted large electricity consumers in developing, implementing and operating energy procurement strategies that recognise and manage risk. Brian was one of the founders of Creative Energy Solutions who were at the forefront in actively promoting flexible hedging of electricit...
 
     
     
Lee McGhie
Manager Sustainability
Schneider Electrical
Melbourne
OND HND (Elec Eng)TEMOL MEC MEI


Lee undertakes and oversees energy strategy plans, energy audits to the current AS/NZS 3598:2000 standard, incorporating sub metering of clients’ energy consuming equipment and management of legislative programs on behalf of clients including NGERS and EEO. Lee also project manages installations on ...
 
     
     
  Wills and Estate Planning
   
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Susan Campbell
Senior Associate and SC
Logie Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Susan has broad commercial and governance experience across a range of industries, with a particular specialty in Private Client Services including Personal Asset Protection, Wills and Estates, Superannuation and Personal Employment issues.
 
     
     
George Szabo
B.A LLB (NSW)
Principal
Szabo and Associates
Sydney


George has built the practice with a strong client-focus and by forming close relationships with his clients, whom he advises on a range of matters, including:- Will Writing Contesting a Will Estate Planning Letters of Administration Probate Succession Purchase & Sale of a Business Commerc...
 
     
     
Craig West
Principal
Sucession Plus

B. Bus (Mgmt), M. Bus (Acct/Finance).
LLM (Tax Law), CPA


Craig is a widely respected and highly qualified CPA with a particular focus in Succession Planning and Restructuring.
Craig is an author of many widely read publications and has attained Masters Degrees in Accounting and Finance, and Tax Law.
Craig has a particular interest in the CGT im...
 
     
     
Tom Delany
CA CPA CTA
MTax (NSW) BBus (QLD)
Tax Agent of the Year SME 2019



Tom is the principal in Tax Partner Pty Ltd which provides tax training and tax consultancy services to accounting and legal firms.
Tax consultancy services include high level tax planning, preparing tax advices, private ruling requests and objections and dealing with a variety of tax related to...
 
     
     
Mark Mathews
Principal
Mathews Tax Lawyers

B.Comm LLB (Hons)
CTA


Mark Mathews Chartered Tax Adviser and LLB was admitted to practise as a legal practitioner and barrister of the High Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia in 2001.
Having worked for a number of Big 4 and mid-tier accounting and law firms and practising as a tax law barrister, Mar...
 
     
     
  Corporate Governance
   
Information Exchange
B.Sc Met
Principal
IFXLegal
Sydney


Steve has strong Business Management and Project Delivery skills, having succesfully managed sophisticated technology projects in Europe, Asia and Australia, Steve has extensive experience in adapting leading edge technologies for business applications including Enterprise Search and Internet pr...
 
     
     
Steven Brown
B.Ec, LLB, M.App.Fin, FAICD, FIPAA, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning
Chairman
Etienne Lawyers
Sydney


Steven is a highly experienced and widely published Corporate Lawyer based in Sydney. Stephen is the Chairman of Etienne Lawyers, a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive range of Corporate and Legal services to Public and Private Sector clients.
Stephen has a particular interest in Corpo...
 
     
     
Philip Stern
B.Comm LLB (with Merit)UNSW LLM(UNISYD)
Partner
Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


My work involves insolvency and reconstruction, as well as commercial litigation in the following areas: Insolvency Recoveries and reconstruction Corporate litigation Administrative law Trade practices Property litigation
 
     
     
Kristy Dixon
BA LLB (UNSW) LLM (UNISYD)
Partner
Marque Lawyers Pty Ltd
Sydney


My areas of expertise are: Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital raisings and Initial Public Offerings Corporate and Commercial Corporate Governance Competition and Consumer Act 2010
 
     
     
Dale Budd
OBE BE FAICD FCILT
Principal
Dale Budd & Associates
Canberra ACT


Dale has a very broad range of experience in a wide range of industries and in government.
He has served on both private and public sector boards.
A graduate in engineering, he has been a consultant in management, in government relations and in transport, especially the rail sector.
He w...
 
     
     
Andrew Lumsden
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sydney


Andrew advises corporate clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, as well as contested and negotiated takeovers and corporate and securities law matters.
 
     
     
Stephanie Daveson
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Brisbane


Stephanie’s clients describe her as pragmatic, inventive and always on the ball with quality evident at all times – traits that serve her well in the fast-paced world of mergers, acquisitions and equity capital markets.
Stephanie’s dedication to the task, quality outcomes and common sense app...
 
     
     
Peter Shaw
Partner
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Peter has extensive experience advising companies on all aspects of compliance with key parts of the Corporations Act and ASIC Policy, including in relation to directors duties, corporate governance and the fundraising provisions of the Corporations Act.
He has been a member of the Law Committe...
 
     
     
Katrecia March
BA LLM
Senior Associate
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Katrecia practices in both transactional and advisory corporate and commercial law. Katrecia has assisted a large range of clients including Australian government departments, local councils, small to medium enterprises (SMEs), private equity firms and large (top 100) listed companies in a range of...
 
     
     
Terry Budge
Fellow
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Perth


Terry has a broad range of experience in business and directorship. From background in banking in senior roles with National Australia Bank and Managing Director of BankWest covering 32 years, Terry has been involved in a broad range of chair and director roles in listed, unlisted, not-for-profit ...
 
     
     
Daniel Goldberg
BSc LLB (UNSW)
Partner Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


With a background in-house and as an investment banker, Daniel understands where clients are coming from. Legal advice not only needs to be technically correct, it needs to be useful.
In advising clients, Daniel brings background experience gained from working in private legal practice, as an...
 
     
     
Keith Reilly
B.Comm M.Comm(NSW)
Principal
Keith Reilly Associates

Sydney


Keith has 30 plus years experience in financial reporting including being the technical director and advisor for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).
Keith has also worked with the Australian Securities Regulator, has been an advisor to a major Australian stock broking fir...
 
     
     
Michael Coleman
BCom MCom FCA FCPA
FAICD
Principal
Sydney


Michael Coleman is an experienced director and Chairman. He is a pragmatic risk manager and Audit Committee expert specialising in finance, property, funds management and media.
Michael retired from KPMG on 1 July 2011. His career with KPMG included 30 years as an audit partner and practice ...
 
     
     
Martin OConnor
B.LegS Macquarie University
Partner Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


In addition to commercial litigation work and advising on employment law issues, Martin also advise clients in intellectual property disputes including trade marks, patents, copyright, designs passing off and confidential information. He regularly acts for international patent owners in appeals from...
 
     
     
Daniel Clarke
BCom/LLB/LLM
Managing Partner
Clamenz Lawyers
Sydney


Daniel is admitted as a solicitor and barrister in both the NSW Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia. He holds bachelor degrees in both Commerce and Law with majors in Applied Econometric Analysis and Accounting as well as a Masters of Laws from the University of Sydney. Daniel’s experi...
 
     
     
David Levi
B.Comm(NSW) CA FCPA
Chartered Accountant
Official Liquidator
Principal Levi Consulting
Sydney


Commercial solutions in corporations and partnership matters, businesses in distress and dispute. Advanced experience in directors’ duties, insolvent trading, preferences, oppression, business viability, informal and formal restructure. Licensed to act as liquidator receiver administrator including ...
 
     
     
Jane Bridge
Principal
Boardroom Partners
Sydney


A founder and the Managing Director of Boardroom Partners, Jane has worked with boards for over 15 years and is well qualified to advise and assist with board practice and composition. After a career in HR management and policy work for state government, Jane worked as a consultant specialising in l...
 
     
     
Andrew Logie-Smith
BEc, LLB, GAICD
Managing Partner
Logie- Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Andrew is a forward thinking commercial and corporate lawyer with significant experience in advising on complex commercial transactions both domestically and internationally.
Andrew focuses on working with clients to define and achieve business goals and outcomes.
Andrew acts for listed a...
 
     
     
Susan Campbell
Senior Associate and SC
Logie Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Susan has broad commercial and governance experience across a range of industries, with a particular specialty in Private Client Services including Personal Asset Protection, Wills and Estates, Superannuation and Personal Employment issues.
 
     
     
  Accounting Standard And Audit
   
Colin Parker
B.Bus(acc)FICAA FCPA MAICD
Principal
GAAP Consulting
Melbourne


I am an expert in financial reporting, auditing and related governance issues; and was previously a member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.
I am the team leader advisory and litigation support services. Seven independent contractors (‘Network Members’) based in Melbourne and Syd...
 
     
     
Keith Reilly
B.Comm M.Comm(NSW)
Principal
Keith Reilly Associates

Sydney


Keith has 30 plus years experience in financial reporting including being the technical director and advisor for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).
Keith has also worked with the Australian Securities Regulator, has been an advisor to a major Australian stock broking fir...
 
     
     
Michael Coleman
BCom MCom FCA FCPA
FAICD
Principal
Sydney


Michael Coleman is an experienced director and Chairman. He is a pragmatic risk manager and Audit Committee expert specialising in finance, property, funds management and media.
Michael retired from KPMG on 1 July 2011. His career with KPMG included 30 years as an audit partner and practice ...
 
     
     
David Levi
B.Comm(NSW) CA FCPA
Chartered Accountant
Official Liquidator
Principal Levi Consulting
Sydney


Commercial solutions in corporations and partnership matters, businesses in distress and dispute. Advanced experience in directors’ duties, insolvent trading, preferences, oppression, business viability, informal and formal restructure. Licensed to act as liquidator receiver administrator including ...
 
     
     
  Risk and Continuity
   
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Nicole Tyson
B Ec LLB (Hons) University of Adelaide
Partner
Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


The areas of work in which I act include: Corporate/Financial Services litigation and Corporations Act matters Insolvency Recoveries and Reconstruction General commercial litigation – including claims for breach of contract, equitable remedies, property related and Corporations Act litigation...
 
     
     
David Levi
B.Comm(NSW) CA FCPA
Chartered Accountant
Official Liquidator
Principal Levi Consulting
Sydney


Commercial solutions in corporations and partnership matters, businesses in distress and dispute. Advanced experience in directors’ duties, insolvent trading, preferences, oppression, business viability, informal and formal restructure. Licensed to act as liquidator receiver administrator including ...
 
     
     
Kate Barnet
Partner
Bentleys Corporate Reconstruction
Sydney


Kate is a Partner with Bentleys Corporate Recovery in Sydney.
With professional credentials as a liquidator and bankruptcy trustee, Kate has been involved in appointments across a wide range of industries, including financial services, childcare, tourism and hospitality, transport, manufacturing...
 
     
     
John Gibbons
Director
Bentleys Corporate Reconstruction
Sydney


John is a Partner in the corporate recovery division of based in Sydney. John’s professional career spans over 30 years.
John recently joined Bentleys following a role with a ‘Big 4’ firm where he was a partner in the transaction advisory services – corporate restructuring division and leader o...
 
     
     
David Grant
BA,LLB
Partner
Commercial Litigation
Logie-Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


David Grant is the Head of the Litigation group at Logie-Smith Lanyon. His expertise includes advising on and conducting litigation involving the Corporations Act, including directors and officers’ fiduciary duties, as well as acting on behalf of shareholders and creditors in disputes with companies...
 
     
     
Craig West
Principal
Sucession Plus

B. Bus (Mgmt), M. Bus (Acct/Finance).
LLM (Tax Law), CPA


Craig is a widely respected and highly qualified CPA with a particular focus in Succession Planning and Restructuring.
Craig is an author of many widely read publications and has attained Masters Degrees in Accounting and Finance, and Tax Law.
Craig has a particular interest in the CGT im...
 
     
     
  UK Tax Law
   
Information Exchange
B.Sc Met
Principal
IFXLegal
Sydney


Steve has strong Business Management and Project Delivery skills, having succesfully managed sophisticated technology projects in Europe, Asia and Australia, Steve has extensive experience in adapting leading edge technologies for business applications including Enterprise Search and Internet pr...
 
     
     
Mark Chapman
Principal
Mark Chapman Consulting
B.Comm LLM (Tax)(NSW)CA FCPA CTA


Mark Chapman is a tax consultant, writer and presenter. Mark specialises in providing tax planning and financial advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, accounting professionals and individuals. Mark has extensive experience in dealing with property taxation matters, small busines...
 
     
     
Imran Hussain
B.Comm, LLB, MBA, CPA FITA, FIPA, ABA, LIV

Imran is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and holds a Master degree in Commerce apart from Fellow Membership at Tax Institute of Australia. He is also a Fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants of UK. He holds membership with the Royal Economic Society at London. He is also Registered at Ame...
 
     
     
  Commercial and Property
   
Luis Batalha
B Com LLB (Hons I) (U Syd)FTIA
Principal batallion legal
Sydney


Luis has extensive experience in International Tax, GST and Stamp Duty particularly in the Property, Finance and Insurance Sectors. Luis has also assisted a number of self-managed superannuation funds with their obligations under superannuation law. Luis is a highly qualified, distinguished t...
 
     
     
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Steven Brown
B.Ec, LLB, M.App.Fin, FAICD, FIPAA, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning
Chairman
Etienne Lawyers
Sydney


Steven is a highly experienced and widely published Corporate Lawyer based in Sydney. Stephen is the Chairman of Etienne Lawyers, a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive range of Corporate and Legal services to Public and Private Sector clients.
Stephen has a particular interest in Corpo...
 
     
     
Kristy Dixon
BA LLB (UNSW) LLM (UNISYD)
Partner
Marque Lawyers Pty Ltd
Sydney


My areas of expertise are: Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital raisings and Initial Public Offerings Corporate and Commercial Corporate Governance Competition and Consumer Act 2010
 
     
     
Andrew Lumsden
Partner
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sydney


Andrew advises corporate clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, as well as contested and negotiated takeovers and corporate and securities law matters.
 
     
     
Peter Shaw
Partner
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Peter has extensive experience advising companies on all aspects of compliance with key parts of the Corporations Act and ASIC Policy, including in relation to directors duties, corporate governance and the fundraising provisions of the Corporations Act.
He has been a member of the Law Committe...
 
     
     
Katrecia March
BA LLM
Senior Associate
Ash Street Lawyers
Sydney


Katrecia practices in both transactional and advisory corporate and commercial law. Katrecia has assisted a large range of clients including Australian government departments, local councils, small to medium enterprises (SMEs), private equity firms and large (top 100) listed companies in a range of...
 
     
     
David Levi
B.Comm(NSW) CA FCPA
Chartered Accountant
Official Liquidator
Principal Levi Consulting
Sydney


Commercial solutions in corporations and partnership matters, businesses in distress and dispute. Advanced experience in directors’ duties, insolvent trading, preferences, oppression, business viability, informal and formal restructure. Licensed to act as liquidator receiver administrator including ...
 
     
     
Kate Barnet
Partner
Bentleys Corporate Reconstruction
Sydney


Kate is a Partner with Bentleys Corporate Recovery in Sydney.
With professional credentials as a liquidator and bankruptcy trustee, Kate has been involved in appointments across a wide range of industries, including financial services, childcare, tourism and hospitality, transport, manufacturing...
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Andrew Logie-Smith
BEc, LLB, GAICD
Managing Partner
Logie- Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Andrew is a forward thinking commercial and corporate lawyer with significant experience in advising on complex commercial transactions both domestically and internationally.
Andrew focuses on working with clients to define and achieve business goals and outcomes.
Andrew acts for listed a...
 
     
     
David Grant
BA,LLB
Partner
Commercial Litigation
Logie-Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


David Grant is the Head of the Litigation group at Logie-Smith Lanyon. His expertise includes advising on and conducting litigation involving the Corporations Act, including directors and officers’ fiduciary duties, as well as acting on behalf of shareholders and creditors in disputes with companies...
 
     
     
Michael Lanyon
LLB(Hons)B.Com(Hons)
Partner
Property and Construction
Logie-Smith Lanyon
Melbourne


Michael has expertise across all aspects of commercial property transactions including industrial, commercial, residential apartment and broad acre developments.
Michael advises on all aspects of property development from the acquisition of the site, closing lanes and removing easements, enterin...
 
     
     
Richard Wilkins
BSc BCom
Tax Consultant
Webb Martin Consulting
Melbeourne VIC


Commencing at a big four accounting firm, Richard has a number of years’ experience advising on income tax issues relating to SMEs. He regularly assists clients with income tax return preparation, small business CGT concessions and trust streaming.
 
     
     
Patrick Dwyer
LLB (Hons) BA (Hons)
Dwyer Harris Law Firm
Sydney NSW


Patrick is a Legal Director of Dwyer Harris specialising in financial services regulation, corporate transactions such as acquisitions, fundraising and joint ventures, commercial agreements, and financing transactions including lending and asset finance. His clients include financial services pr...
 
     
     
  US Tax Law
   
Information Exchange
B.Sc Met
Principal
IFXLegal
Sydney


Steve has strong Business Management and Project Delivery skills, having succesfully managed sophisticated technology projects in Europe, Asia and Australia, Steve has extensive experience in adapting leading edge technologies for business applications including Enterprise Search and Internet pr...
 
     
     
Imran Hussain
B.Comm, LLB, MBA, CPA FITA, FIPA, ABA, LIV

Imran is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and holds a Master degree in Commerce apart from Fellow Membership at Tax Institute of Australia. He is also a Fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants of UK. He holds membership with the Royal Economic Society at London. He is also Registered at Ame...
 
     
     
  Financial Services
   
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Steven Brown
B.Ec, LLB, M.App.Fin, FAICD, FIPAA, Accredited Specialist in Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning
Chairman
Etienne Lawyers
Sydney


Steven is a highly experienced and widely published Corporate Lawyer based in Sydney. Stephen is the Chairman of Etienne Lawyers, a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive range of Corporate and Legal services to Public and Private Sector clients.
Stephen has a particular interest in Corpo...
 
     
     
Daniel Goldberg
BSc LLB (UNSW)
Partner Addisons Lawyers
Sydney


With a background in-house and as an investment banker, Daniel understands where clients are coming from. Legal advice not only needs to be technically correct, it needs to be useful.
In advising clients, Daniel brings background experience gained from working in private legal practice, as an...
 
     
     
Mark Chapman
Principal
Mark Chapman Consulting
B.Comm LLM (Tax)(NSW)CA FCPA CTA


Mark Chapman is a tax consultant, writer and presenter. Mark specialises in providing tax planning and financial advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, accounting professionals and individuals. Mark has extensive experience in dealing with property taxation matters, small busines...
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Craig West
Principal
Sucession Plus

B. Bus (Mgmt), M. Bus (Acct/Finance).
LLM (Tax Law), CPA


Craig is a widely respected and highly qualified CPA with a particular focus in Succession Planning and Restructuring.
Craig is an author of many widely read publications and has attained Masters Degrees in Accounting and Finance, and Tax Law.
Craig has a particular interest in the CGT im...
 
     
     
Patrick Dwyer
LLB (Hons) BA (Hons)
Dwyer Harris Law Firm
Sydney NSW


Patrick is a Legal Director of Dwyer Harris specialising in financial services regulation, corporate transactions such as acquisitions, fundraising and joint ventures, commercial agreements, and financing transactions including lending and asset finance. His clients include financial services pr...
 
     
     
  BAS/Bookkeeping
   
Luis Batalha
B Com LLB (Hons I) (U Syd)FTIA
Principal batallion legal
Sydney


Luis has extensive experience in International Tax, GST and Stamp Duty particularly in the Property, Finance and Insurance Sectors. Luis has also assisted a number of self-managed superannuation funds with their obligations under superannuation law. Luis is a highly qualified, distinguished t...
 
     
     
Clifford Hughes
Bjuris, LLB & LLM Tax Law
Principal
Clifford Hughes & Associates
Brisbane


Clifford specialises in providing revenue law and superannuation advice to SME and accounting clients, including Financial Services Regulation, business structuring, succession planning and related corporate and commercial advice.
 
     
     
Patrick Hunt
B.Comm CA GAICD
Founding Partner and Tax Adviser
Namaru Partners
Sydney


Patrick specialises in providing advice, advocacy and risk management with respect to a number of indirect taxes, primarily GST, as well as Customs and Excise Duties, Luxury Car Tax and the Wine Equalisation Tax.
Before founding Namaru Patrick was a partner at KPMG, Minter Ellison and Ash Street...
 
     
     
Mark Chapman
Principal
Mark Chapman Consulting
B.Comm LLM (Tax)(NSW)CA FCPA CTA


Mark Chapman is a tax consultant, writer and presenter. Mark specialises in providing tax planning and financial advisory services to small and medium sized businesses, accounting professionals and individuals. Mark has extensive experience in dealing with property taxation matters, small busines...
 
     
     
David Garde
B.Ec LLB
Principal
The Tax Objection
Sydney NSW


David is a recognised specialist practitioner in Income Tax Law.

David's practice activities include business and personal tax, capital gains tax, financial services regulation, international tax; trust law; company law (private companies); superannuation (self-managed funds);estate p...
 
     
     
Tom Delany
CA CPA CTA
MTax (NSW) BBus (QLD)
Tax Agent of the Year SME 2019



Tom is the principal in Tax Partner Pty Ltd which provides tax training and tax consultancy services to accounting and legal firms.
Tax consultancy services include high level tax planning, preparing tax advices, private ruling requests and objections and dealing with a variety of tax related to...
 
     
     
Imran Hussain
B.Comm, LLB, MBA, CPA FITA, FIPA, ABA, LIV

Imran is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and holds a Master degree in Commerce apart from Fellow Membership at Tax Institute of Australia. He is also a Fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants of UK. He holds membership with the Royal Economic Society at London. He is also Registered at Ame...
 
     
     
Mark Mathews
Principal
Mathews Tax Lawyers

B.Comm LLB (Hons)
CTA


Mark Mathews Chartered Tax Adviser and LLB was admitted to practise as a legal practitioner and barrister of the High Court of Australia and Federal Court of Australia in 2001.
Having worked for a number of Big 4 and mid-tier accounting and law firms and practising as a tax law barrister, Mar...
 
     
     
Patrick Sheehan
Principal My Tax Accountant
B.Bus (Tax Law) CPA FITA CTA


Pat has been involved with many audits, objections and AAT appeals (for and against the ATO) which I have resolved successfully.
He has extensive knowledge of individual and small business taxation; especially residency, superannuation, period of review, international taxation, capital gains ta...