What we say about the firm's legal practice in Australia
Construction
Within Construction, tier 5
TressCox recently won a number of government contracts in Queensland. Anthony Jeffries and Brian Ambler are ‘excellent at managing large projects across many legal disciplines’.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4
TressCox is ‘good value for money, responsive and flexible’, and has a solid reputation particularly acting for SMEs. The team acted for Firstfolio on its A$20m acquisition of the Club Financial Services Group and its off-market takeover of Xplore Capital. MDA National and Warner Music are also core clients. Practice heads Ron Heinrich and Michael Bracken are recommended. Iain Rennie recently joined from DLA Piper Australia.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, tier 5
At TressCox, Alistair Little ‘heads an exceptionally good litigation team. He assesses the complexity of the cases well and assigns solicitors at appropriate experience levels’. The firm is well recognised for its medical defence expertise, but also has broader commercial litigation capability. It acted for Shoalhaven Council in a matter before the High Court regarding the duty of experts in handing down determinations; a decision that could be of significance to the construction industry. It also acted for EMI in an appeal against a Federal Court decision in relation to copyright infringement. Don Munro and Mark Sheller are recommended.
Insurance
Within Insurance, tier 4
TressCox has 20 partners operating from offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Mark Sheller is expert in professional indemnity matters and Jason Newman is recommended for product, public and professional liability claims.
Intellectual property
Within Intellectual property, tier 4
TressCox receives resounding praise for its ‘expertise, depth of knowledge and timely responses’. Practice head Jennifer Huby is recommended for her ‘excellent service and great experience in music-related IP matters’, and Andrew Chalet is ‘outstanding’. The group advises the University of Melbourne on the commercialisation of IP, and also counts HomeAway, Warner Music and Photon among its clients.
Projects and infrastructure
Within Projects and infrastructure, tier 5
Brian Ambler at TressCox advises on transport, utility and pipeline projects. The team recently assisted the Sydney Catchment Authority on the Warragamam Dam Valve upgrade.
Real estate
Within Real estate, tier 6
TressCox enters the ranking this year following the recent arrival of Christopher Conolly and Martyn Tier from Maddocks. Recent clients include Centuria and Charter Hall Group.
Restructuring and insolvency
Within Restructuring and insolvency, tier 5
TressCox’s insolvency practice has been heavily reliant on Nigel Watson, but the firm recently recruited Alex Moriarty to ratchet up its Queensland capabilities.
Transport
Within Transport, TressCox is a third tier firm,
TressCox focuses on government mandates, having advised the Department of Defence and Victoria’s Department of Transport on a range of contractual issues. Brian Ambler is ‘particularly adept at negotiation strategies and tactics’.