Boutique litigation firm Ironbridge Legal continues to advise clients on high-profile disputes across Australia. The team is co-led by Trevor Withane in Sydney and Laura Coleclough in Melbourne. Withane’s legal practice spans London and the Asia Pacific region, and he is sought out to advise on matters for clients including corporates, boards, lenders and insolvency practitioners. Coleclough’s expertise originates from her experience in the disputes practices at both Dentons and Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP; she handles arbitration, mediation and litigation for clients in the financial services sector. Patrick Gallego, Jacqueline Ma and Radith Kahn are also key names.
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Key clients
- PwC
- Deloitte
- Cor Cordis
- WLP Restructuring
- Creative Property Holdings
- Rodgers Reidy
- Merchants Advisory
- Raft Consulting
- SENEC
- Heidelberg Beteiligungsholding
- GAW Capital
- Goldin Wines
- Bosch
Work highlights
- Acting for PwC as liquidators of The Co-Op Bookshop, launching mothership unfair preference proceedings against 29 defendants.
- Acting on behalf of the lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Transport for New South Wales.
- Represented Goldin Wines and Golden Australian in the Federal Court, challenging orders for production.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Trevor Withane, Laura Coleclough