Disputes

When more than reputations are at stake, we aim to identify risks early, resolve disputes quickly and get your people back to working on what matters.

The nature of business risk is constantly evolving and the key to avoiding costly disputes is to ensure your business has proactive, solutions orientated and commercially focused legal advisors in your corner. Our Dispute Resolution team is committed to identifying the commercial and legal drivers of disputes early to find ways to resolve disputes in the quickest and most cost effective way.

Our genuine goal is to avoid litigation and arbitration by using mediation, negotiation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution to reach favourable outcomes. When these roads come to an end, you can rely on our strong technical expertise and proven track record in complex litigation to preserve your reputation and commercial interests.

Specific services

Commercial disputes

Leveraging our astute legal expertise and commercial focus, identify the complex issues that influence commercial disputes and work across multiple jurisdictions to achieve the best outcomes either through negotiation, in response to regulators, in court or before tribunals.

Regulatory and legal compliance

Doing business today requires constant vigilance to comply with regulations across different jurisdictions and meet increasingly high standards of regulatory scrutiny. We can help you prepare for investigations and achieve compliance to manage legal, commercial and reputational risks.

Australian consumer law

We provide practical and commercial advice to help businesses navigating Australia’s complex and ever changing consumer laws. We advise clients across services industries in relation to regulatory compliance, sales of assets and businesses, investigations and enforcement actions.

Complex court litigation

With extensive experience in project-managing complex and high-value litigation, we offer proactive, solution-oriented advice. This includes the strategic use of litigation in the context of growing use of AI and efficient management of large data in litigation.

Insurance and risk

Our team advises on all areas of insurance law and risk management, helping clients to understand and manage risk; and provide practical solutions to manage everything from small insurance or debt claims to multi-million dollar arbitration.

Insolvency and structuring advice

We advise insolvency practitioners and work with external administrators, liquidators, and official receivers in all areas of insolvency disputes. We also help company directors understand their obligations to avoid exposure to risks and personal liability.

Shareholder and business disputes

We work with companies, as well as individual directors and shareholders, helping to navigate competing rights and interests. This includes disputes around distribution of profits, responsibility for debts and accounting issues all the way through to matters involving shareholder oppression claims.

Restraint of trade

Every business has valuable human, data and information resources that can become vulnerable to misuse when relationships break down. We provide advice to directors and employers on restraint of trade clauses and other relevant claims to help protect your business and commercial interests when key personnel part ways.

Mediation

We assist clients in resolving commercial and corporate disputes through mediation. Our approach is strategic and outcome-focused, helping minimise disruption, reduce costs, and protect ongoing relationships.

Key contacts

We work to build authentic relationships where our experience and dynamic counsel combine to deliver invaluable insights that drive your success.

Meet our people

Ryan Solomons

Partner

Jon-Paul Selfe

Special Counsel

Star Thompson

Senior Associate

“I personally want to acknowledge the outstanding work in helping to resolve the issue. Your responsiveness, professionalism and efficiency are truly commendable.”