Adam Segal
A banking and insolvency specialist with a commercial practice, Adam is an experienced trial and appellate advocate.
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Andrew Pollock
Andrew has a national practice covering litigious, advisory and strategic matters with a primary focus on industrial relations and employment related areas. He specialises in disputes arising from industrial action, enterprise bargaining and related disputes, strategic issues arising from major restructures and individual employee disputes. Andrew has also practised in media and entertainment law (with a focus on defamation and intellectual property issues arising in the music and screen industries). Andrew’s clients span a range of industries including retail, airlines, transport and logistics, mining and resources, manufacturing, entertainment and the public sector. He appears regularly before the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court and the Fair Work Commission, at trial and appellate levels. Andrew was recognised in: Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific rankings for 2021; Legal 500's Australian rankings for 2021 (Tier 1); Doyles Guide's Leading Employment and WHS Counsel Australia in 2021 and 2020; Doyles Guide's Leading Employment and WHS Counsel Victoria in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018; and Doyles Guide's Emerging Employment and WHS Counsel in 2017. Before coming to the Bar, Andrew was a Senior Associate in the Employment, Pensions and Incentives practice group at Herbert Smith Freehills. As a solicitor advocate, Andrew appeared regularly in the eastern States and Western Australia before the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court, the Fair Work Commission (at first instance and Full Bench levels), the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (at first instance and Full Bench levels) and the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.Andrew was called to the Bar in 2015.
Colin Golvan KC
Colin Golvan AM QC practises predominantly in the intellectual property and trade practices areas.
Colin Golvan has been a Queen’s Counsel at the Victorian Bar since 2002. He appears as senior counsel in copyright, trade marks, designs and patent cases, as well as in competition and misleading conduct cases in the Federal and High Court of Australia, and in mediations and arbitrations. Details of Federal Court cases in which he has appeared can be found here (trial decisions) and here (Full Court decisions).
Daniel Preston
Daniel practises in commercial law, with a focus on regulatory and competition and consumer law.
David Morgan
David Morgan has a broad general commercial and public law practice.
David Morgan is a leading commercial and tax barrister who regularly appears in Victorian and Commonwealth courts and tribunals.
His areas of practice include stamp duty, land tax, income tax, property law, native title, banking and finance, contractual disputes, administrative law, disciplinary matters and corporations law.
David's expertise has been recognised in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 for Tax - Australian Bar 2021.
Before coming to the Bar he was a Senior Associate at Mallesons and spent a year as Associate to Justice Sundberg at the Federal Court of Australia. David is a former editor of the Melbourne University Law Review.
Jennifer Collins
Jennifer practises in all areas of commercial and regulatory law. Jennifer has a broad commercial practice. Jennifer is recognised in Doyle's Guide to Leading Barristers, and was recognised in Lawyerly Media’s inaugural Rising Stars edition in 2021 for her work in high-stakes litigation. Before coming to the Bar, Jennifer was a commercial litigation solicitor with Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) and a Senior Associate with Arnold Bloch Leibler.
Jenny Firkin KC
Jenny Firkin QC practises in all areas of Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law.
Jenny also has significant experience in class actions and royal commissions and inquiries. Most recently in the Workpac Class Actions, the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry and the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Jenny is an experienced appellate advocate, regularly conducting appeals under the Fair Work Act in the High Court of Australia and the Full Federal Court. She is instructed by State and Commonwealth governments, regulators, the private sector, associations, and individuals in all Australian States and Territories. Jenny is currently ranked as a leading senior counsel in Doyle’s Guide to Employment Law Barristers for Australia and Victoria.
Jenny is the Chair of the Victorian Bar’s Equality and Diversity Committee and a Member of the Law Council of Australia’s Equal Opportunity Committee.
Laura Hilly
Laura practises in public, commercial, regulatory, employment and anti-discrimination law Laura has an appellate and trial practice and has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Federal Court and various other courts and tribunals. She is regularly briefed by both State and Commonwealth departments and agencies, Aboriginal Land Councils and by private parties, in a variety of areas. Before coming to the Bar, Laura was a Senior Lawyer at the Australian Government Solicitor. Laura acted for the Commonwealth in administrative law, regulatory, anti-discrimination, employment and information protection (including freedom of information and privacy) matters. She was an Associate to the Hon Chief Justice Black AC at the Federal Court; and a lawyer in the Commercial Litigation group at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst). Laura is also admitted in England and Wales and worked as a solicitor in a boutique London firm, specialising in employment and anti-discrimination litigation.Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Leigh Howard
Leigh practices in industrial relations, regulatory and public law litigation.Leigh’s industrial practice covers industrial action, bargaining and enterprise agreement disputes, and contract and equity litigation. His public law and regulatory practice extends to consumer, financial services, occupational health and safety, discrimination, and human rights. Leigh is regularly recognised by peers and clients in Doyle’s Guide and the Legal 500.
Luke Merrick
Luke Merrick practises in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on competition and consumer law, energy regulation and intellectual property. Luke joined the Victorian Bar in 2009. He is an experienced advocate, with extensive experience in commercial and regulatory litigation. He practises primarily in the Federal Court of Australia, regularly appearing in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Luke has represented government and private clients in a range of complex commercial and competition proceedings (at both first instance and on appeal). He is also widely recognised for his expertise in intellectual property. Luke is the President of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Malcolm Harding SC
Malcolm Harding S.C is a trial and appellate barrister with extensive litigation experience. Malcolm has practised as a barrister since 2003. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019.
Marcus Fleming
Marcus Fleming practises in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on intellectual property law. Marcus has experience in intellectual property litigation in relation to patent revocation and infringement proceedings (including interlocutory injunction and special leave applications), copyright infringement proceedings, trade mark infringement proceedings (including related consumer protection law) and non-use applications and oppositions. Marcus also has extensive experience in proceedings concerning a claim for compensation on an undertaking as to damages in the Federal Court of Australia (in the context of pharmaceutical patent revocation proceedings). Marcus also has experience in licensing, branding and advertising law, and food law. Prior to joining the Bar, Marcus was a Senior Associate at Ashurst Australia (formerly Blake Dawson) in the intellectual property group. Marcus is listed in Doyle's Guide to Leading Victorian Intellectual Property Barristers (2015) as a recommended junior counsel.
Marita Foley SC
Marita Foley SC specialises in environmental, planning and land acquisition matters for private clients and government agencies.
Melissa Marcus
Melissa Marcus practises in defamation law and all aspects of intellectual property. Melissa has expertise in intellectual property litigation, with extensive experience in trade marks, copyright and misleading or deceptive conduct litigation. Melissa also does defamation law. She is a recommended Junior Counsel in intellectual property law by Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Melissa has also been distinguished as outstanding by Best Lawyers 2022 in intellectual property law. Melissa also has experience in Royal Commissions, having acted for a client before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (led by Dr Matt Collins AM QC), and for a client in relation to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. She also has experience as an independent auditor in relation to undertakings to the ACCC pursuant to section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. Before joining the Bar, Melissa managed Mallesons Stephen Jaques' Trade Marks Group in Melbourne, providing trade mark, branding and general strategic advice to clients in Australia and overseas, and advising on oppositions and other IP disputes. She also worked at Linklaters in London after completing a Master of Laws at Cambridge University.
Peter Creighton-Selvay
Peter Creighton-Selvay practises in general commercial litigation and has specialist expertise in intellectual property litigation. He has significant trial and appellate experience and is regularly briefed to appear in the Federal Court, Supreme Court and IP Australia in a wide range of commercial and intellectual property proceedings. Peter has been widely recognised as a leading barrister in his field, including in Doyle’s Guide to Technology, Media & Telecommunications Barristers (Australia and Victoria), Doyle’s Guide to Intellectual Property Barristers (Australia and Victoria), Chambers and Partners, and The Legal 500. Prior to joining the Bar, Peter was a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Melbourne and a managing associate at Linklaters in London. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne (first class honours) and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge (also first class honours).Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Rachel Doyle SC
Rachel Doyle SC is a leading trial and appellate advocate with a broad practice. Rachel is a specialist in Class Actions, Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law and Public Law. She has significant experience in common law proceedings involving novel torts, and in Royal Commissions and inquests. She also appears in commercial matters.
Rebecca Davern
Rebecca Davern is currently ranked by respected peer review publication Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year Labour and Employment Law in Melbourne. Given her particular expertise in employment, industrial and discrimination matters, Rebecca is also recognised by Doyle's Guide and the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Rankings for her outstanding expertise in employment law. Rebecca is regularly instructed on employment, industrial and discrimination law matters, primarily by employers, in the Federal Court. Rebecca also practises in a wide range of commercial matters including corporations, administrative law and major tort class actions.
Stephen Rebikoff
Stephen Rebikoff practises in intellectual property, commercial law and administrative law. Stephen is an experienced trial and appellate advocate, and regularly appears in the Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of Victoria, Trade Marks Office and Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He has acted for many leading companies and brands, and for a wide range of government agencies and regulatory bodies. He is recommended in the Legal 500, Doyle’s Guide to leading intellectual property and technology, media and telecommunications barristers and Best Lawyers Australia.
Tom Cordiner KC
Tom Cordiner KC holds the dual qualification of barrister and registered patents and trade mark attorney.
Tom has, for the past 23 years, specialised in all aspects of intellectual property law, for the last five years as Queen’s Counsel.
Tom commonly appears in court trials and appeals throughout Australia, and from time to time the Patents Office and Trade Marks Office. He appears for, and advises, a broad range of clients in all kinds of industries including pharmaceutical, mining, automotive, agricultural, IT/telecommunications, wagering, and fashion. He also mediates intellectual property disputes.
Prior to joining the law, Tom obtained tertiary qualifications in science and law and earned an honours degree in molecular genetics with a project funded by Florigene Ltd (responsible for the “Blue Rose” and “Long-life carnation” projects) and Melbourne University.
From 1998 to 2003, Tom was a solicitor with Ashurst (then Blake Dawson Waldron), during which time he became a registered patent attorney and trade marks attorney, drafting and prosecuting mechanical and molecular biology patents, and assisting clients in a range of technologies, from dance-shoes to nanotechnology.
Tom contributes to IPForum each quarter and is the author of Patent Infringement in Lahores, published by Lexis Nexis. Tom has been ranked as “preeminent” since 2018 in the list of leading intellectual property senior counsel for Australia (and for Victoria) by the Doyle's Guide. He has also recently enrolled as a barrister of the High Court of New Zealand.
Warwick Rothnie
Warwick Rothnie practises in intellectual property law, trade practices, telecommunications and commercial law.