Category: The Legal Life

Alexander Uskhopov is a Lawyer in our Customs & Trade team.

Alexander shares his goals for 2022 and his career highlight to date.

Damian Tkalec is a Lawyer in our Construction & Projects team.

Damian shares his goals for 2022 and what he enjoys most about working with clients.

Michael Pavlidis is a Lawyer in our Planning & Environment team.

Michael shares his best advice for Lawyers starting out today and his goals for 2022.

James Anglicas is a Lawyer in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team.

James shares his career highlight so far and an interesting fact about himself.

Jo Mao is a Lawyer in our Corporate & Commercial team.

Jo shares his best advice for Lawyers starting out today and his favourite holiday destination.

Krishita Ramjeet is a Lawyer in our Construction & Projects team.

Krishita shares what she is looking forward to for the remainder of 2021 and what she enjoys most about working with clients.

Elise Jasper is a Lawyer in our Workplace Relations team.

Elise shares her best advice for lawyers starting out and some interesting facts about herself.

Biljana Stankovski is a Lawyer in our Property team.

Biljana shares her goals for the remainder of 2021 and her favourite holiday spot.

Holly Walker is a Lawyer in our Customs & Trade team.

Holly shares her best advice for lawyers starting out and some interesting facts about herself.

Rebecca Durso is a Lawyer in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group.

Rebecca shares her career highlights so far and an interesting fact about herself.

Tom Hoerner is a Senior Associate in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group.

Tom shares what he enjoys most about working in the legal sector and what he is looking forward to for the remainder of 2021.

Stuart Miller is a Special Counsel in our Construction & Projects team.

Stuart shares how he unwinds and what he enjoys most about working in the legal sector.

Travis Johnson is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial group.

Travis shares how he unwinds and why he chose to be a lawyer.

Monika Nosal is a Lawyer in our Workplace Relations group.

Monika shares her favourite holiday spot and what she is looking forward to in 2021.

Ian Liu is a Lawyer in our Corporate & Commercial team.

Ian shares his goals for 2021 and what he enjoys most about working in the legal sector.

Eli Morrison is a Lawyer in our Planning & Environment team.

Eli shares her favourite holiday spots and her best advice for lawyers starting out today.

Marcus Schivo is an Associate in our Wills, Trusts & Estates group.

Marcus shares his career highlight to date and what he is looking forward to in 2021.

Stephanie is an Associate in our Workplace Relations group.

Stephanie shares her favourite holiday destinations, advice for lawyers just starting out and why she chose to pursue law.

Bethany Clark is an Associate in our Litigation and Dispute resolution group.

Bethany shares her favourite podcasts and her career highlight so far.

Christos is a Senior Associate in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group.

Huimin Seetoh is a Senior Associate in our Property group.

Gemma Robinson is a Senior Associate in our Planning & Environment group.

Gemma shares her favourite holiday spot and her best piece of advice for lawyers starting out today.

Séamus is a Senior Associate in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, practising in insolvency law and commercial litigation.

Séamus shares his morning ritual and what he enjoys most about working with clients.

Angela Foudoulis is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial group, specialising in commercial property.

Rosa is a Senior Associate in our Wills, Trusts and Estates group with a strong focus on deceased estates, Part IV Claims and applications heard by the Guardianship List of VCAT.

Victoria Comino is a Special Counsel in our Workplace Relations group, with over 20 years of workplace relations experience across both legal and commercial practice.

Emma Simpson is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial group with over six years of legal experience.

Emma shares her best piece of advice for lawyers starting out today and her career highlight to date.

Christian Teese is a Special Counsel in our Wills, Trusts & Estates group.

Reto Hofmann is a Special Counsel in our Planning & Environment group, with 15 years of expertise in the planning law jurisdiction.

Reto shares some notable career challenges and his goals for 2020.

Marcus Schivo is a newly promoted Associate in our Wills, Trusts & Estates group.

James Turnbull is a newly promoted Senior Associate in our Construction & Projects group. 

Huimin Seetoh is a newly promoted Senior Associate in our Property group. She practices extensively in sales and acquisition, commercial and retail leasing, property development and other property related matters.

Victoria Comino is a newly promoted Special Counsel in our Workplace Relations group. She has over 20 years of workplace relations experience across both legal and commercial practice.

Tamara is a Tax Counsel in our Tax and Wealth group. Tamara has over 12 years of tax expertise and has represented a broad range of clients including Australian and foreign based corporates, entities in the financial services, high wealth individuals, and non-profit organisations.

Daryl Lim is a Special Counsel in our Corporate & Commercial group. With over 14 years of experience, Daryl’s practice is focussed on corporate M&A and financing transactions.

Elizabeth Guerra-Stolfa is a Partner and the leader of our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. With over 30 years of experience, she specialises in complex superior court, specialist tribunal litigation, Royal Commission hearings, mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Rhodie Anderson is a Partner and group leader in our Planning & Environment team, with expertise covering planning, environment and property. With more than 20 years of experience, Rhodie specialises in planning and environmental law issues for predominantly developer clients.

Julia Cameron is a Partner in Rigby Cooke’s Corporate & Commercial group and Practice Lead for the Privacy & Data Protection team with over 10 years of legal experience. Julia specialises in corporate and commercial advice, commercial agreements, transactions, intellectual property and information technology.

Ian Rosenfeld is a Partner in our Corporate & Commercial team. Ian’s expertise also covers intellectual property, branding, information technology, e-commerce, commercial agreements, commercial disputes & negotiation, mergers & acquisitions, transport & logistics agreements, publishing, tenders and contracting.

Meet Michael Gough, a Partner in our Property group with over 25 years of experience in commercial and residential property development. Michael has significant expertise in hotel acquisition, development and management agreements, transport infrastructure projects, structuring of significant property transactions and advising on property related taxation issues, property financing, planning and land use advice, and regulatory consents and approvals (including FIRB approvals).

Meet Rachael Grabovic, a Partner in our Wills, Trusts & Estates team. Rachael provides specialised legal advice on all aspects of wills and estates including; complex estate planning and succession law advice, wills, powers of attorney, personal trusts, personal wealth structuring, asset protection, superannuation, charitable foundations, probate, estate administration and estate litigation. Rachael is also an appointed and qualified notary public.

Meet Darren Marx, a Partner in our Property team. Darren advises on all aspects of commercial property development, sales and acquisitions, and commercial and retail leasing. He has a particular focus on off-the-plan developments, hotels, resorts and tourism, retirement village developments and regulatory requirements, and liquor licensing and gaming law.

Meet Rigby Cooke’s Property Partner Tim Kelly, who has over 35 years of experience in the sale and purchase of businesses, trusts and company structures, as well as estate and trusts law. Tim shares his career highlights and some thoughts for those just starting out in their legal career.

Meet Rigby Cooke’s Construction and Projects Partner Greg Bush, who has over 20 years of experience in providing advice on project delivery strategies, negotiating and drafting of contracts, the administration and management of contracts to maximise clients’ outcomes and avoid disputes, security of payment remedies, and litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Greg shares his career highlights and some thoughts for those just starting out in their legal career.

Meet Rigby Cooke’s Corporate & Commercial Partner James Donoghue, who has over 30 years of experience in managing large corporate and project development transactions both within Australia and overseas. James shares his career highlights and some thoughts for those just starting out in their legal career.

Workplace Relations Partner Sam Eichenbaum has been named as one of Victoria’s leading employment lawyers in the Doyles Guide for five years in a row. Sam shares his career highlights and some thoughts for those just starting out in their legal career.

Meet David McLaughlin, who leads Rigby Cooke’s Workplace Relations team.

David shares why he chose law and how he undwinds.

Meet Rob Jackson, who is one of the partners leading the strategy around our South East Business Hub in Dandenong South.

Rob shares what he enjoys most about working in the legal sector and an interesting fact about himself.

Meet Andrew Hudson, who is one of the partners leading the strategy around our South East Business Hub in Dandenong South.

Andrew shares an interesting fact about himself and advice for those wanting to specialise in Customs and Trade.

Meet Simone Caylock, who is one of the partners leading the strategy around our South East Business Hub in Dandenong South.

Meet Julia Cameron, who is one of the partners leading the strategy around our South East Business Hub in Dandenong South.