Minter Ellison > Sydney, Australia > Firm Profile

‘Experienced and pragmatic group of lawyers who can distill the theoretical legal issues from the issues and come up with realistic, commercial and practical solutions to resolve.’

‘Owen Cooper: very savvy and innovative in terms of solution-finding and advising on legal risks.’

‘Responsive and commercial, accessible and user-friendly.’

‘Their expertise and understanding of public sector requirements and practices is fantastic. Very approachable and are prepared to provide fearless and frank advice, no matter the issue. Very accommodating to client’s needs.’

‘Strategic in their thought processes – see the long-term picture. Great team to work with – highly skilled and lateral thinkers.’

‘With his deep understanding of both the business and the sector, Anthony Poynton remains a long-standing and trusted advisor.’

‘They just understand their clients. They are a  fail-safe real estate team – evidenced by the fact that most major landlords/developers fight to use them first!’

‘Adrian Rich goes above and beyond to ensure he has his clients interests at centre focus. Always offering up additional assistance, and a great leader.’

‘Carla Deluca is incredibly client focussed – she is genuine, responsive and personable, which makes her a delight to work with.’

‘Sydney’s insolvency and litigation team demonstrated the capability to run complex fraud investigations, external administrations and litigation with multiple work streams across multiple Australian and international jurisdictions.’

‘Proactive advice, very pragmatic.’

‘The knowledge and depth of the partner and senior lawyer team together with access to other practice groups of the firm is excellent.‘

‘Michael Vickery provides a commercial and collaborative approach to the problems being solved.’

‘Brendon Watkins who is a tenacious legal advocate with a strong technical legal mind. Catherine McCrae was recently promoted to partner, which is a well deserved promotion. She is a talented legal mind who has a great balance of commercial and technical acumen.’

‘MinterEllison’s approach has always been very collaborative and they go beyond to support and understand the clients’ needs. They provide valuable time when needed and they ensure the right team is allocated and are very proactive. They explain terminology in a very clear and concise manner, ensuring the client is completely comfortable in the advice provided. They are very interactive and extremely supportive.’

‘Stephen Chen; great case management.’

‘MinterEllison have a number of tax experts with experiences that enable them to provide unique insights and perspectives.’

‘The Minters team are very knowledgeable and innovative in their approach to transactions. They are creative in their solutions to issues that arise and can seamlessly involve staff in other locations to provide local expertise where required.’

‘The partners (Geoff Earl in particular) in the team are very involved and accessible whenever required. There is a feeling that the correct level of expertise is involved at all times.’

‘The associates demonstrate excellent knowledge and there is a calmness under pressure that flows from the Partners (even after very long days) that boosts confidence as a client.’

‘Paul Schoff is a world-class expert and one of the smartest practitioners in his field, providing commercial and practical advice. The Minters team also has excellent industry knowledge across many sectors.’

‘Minters have a very strong team with a great deal of experience in this field. Their advice has been excellent and extremely well communicated. They have strong contacts in this area, bringing very experienced barristers and consultants to the table when necessary. Their strength lies in matching their individuals both internal and external to their customer, especially when emotions can be running high.’

‘Haydn Flack has been advising us for many months, and his advice on a very complex matter has proven to be excellent.’

‘We worked predominantly with Miranda Noble and Tom Faulls on a large and complex merger case. The team was great – very responsive and clear, practical advice on procedural as well as substantive aspects. The team was also very efficient in handling the technical aspects around the submission of the client’s internal documents to the ACCC.’

‘Miranda Noble is always on top of the details, provides great and clear advice, and possesses a good understanding of the Australian role in the wider global process.’

Tom Faulls is very responsive, and provides clear and to-the-point advice. Very good understanding of the client’s products.’

‘Paul Schoff and Haydn Flack are exceptional – they are technically very strong, commercially savvy, generally accessible, and understand the industry in which we operate.’

‘The team are highly responsive and quick to understand the industry and commercial drivers relevant to the advice provided. Highly collaborative in approach.’

‘Very well resourced to handle significant M&A, across partner and associate levels. Takes a highly commercial approach.’

‘Jeremy Blackshaw is highly experienced and has an excellent commercial approach.’

‘The team at ME where an absolute pleasure to work with and we could not imagine doing our transaction with anybody else. The ME team went above and beyond during a stressful time for us, being consistently available at any hour.’

‘They were extremely helpful in breaking down the legal jargon allowing us to easily understand each step of the process. What makes this practice unique is that throughout each step of the transaction we felt that they were genuinely invested in getting the best outcomes as opposed to just finalising the deal.’

‘Throughout the journey with ME the whole team stood out. I want to make a special mention to Nick Kipriotis who was our point of contact. He really stood out for us as he was always honest and really fun to work with. We saw him stand his ground continuously on all fronts to ensure we got the best deal and we were extremely satisfied with his approach.’

‘The litigation team was exceptional, having to coordinate with many other legal teams in a complex, high-profile matter. Their interaction with my barristers as well was seamless and their communication and engagement were always perfect. They helped me win a 5-year case through grit and perseverance, I couldn’t have asked for a better legal team than Minters.’

‘The team has particular strengths in the depth of knowledge in its team.’

‘Beverley Newbold is simply a tremendous lawyer, with of course deep legal knowledge but additionally an ability to understand clients on a personal level and always was there to understand the personal toll my case was exacting. She was instrumental in winning one of the biggest cases in Australia for many years.’

‘Brendan Clark has outstanding technical and commercial knowledge, having worked across many sectors. Brendan is a trusted advisor, with a knack for finding solutions while providing strategic and practical advice to manage legal and commercial risk across our business.’

‘Kathryn Finlayson is outstanding. Kathryn really excels at translating her technical knowledge into practical and commercial advice.’

‘Minters has a depth of talent across regulatory and commercial aspects of energy and other infrastructure projects and programs that is unmatched, and keeps building its team upon success across both government and private sector large-scale solar, wind and energy storage initiatives.’

‘The team is diverse and work together well. I always know the work will go to the right expert and that relevant experts will be involved as needed.’

‘Fiona Lewis is a superstar. Great sector knowledge, and I feel confident when she talks about how our regulatory powers may work in practice.’

‘Simon Batten is a star: knowledgeable, personable and a good communicator.’

‘Extremely professional, friendly, responsive, caring, passionate, and extremely knowledgeable. They have been our consistent advisors for 30 years with exceptional service and advice. Their billing process is easy and never overstated.’

‘Luke Walker is very commercial and understands each area of our business often offering different options dependent upon the scenarios. Luke’s excellent relationship skills, commerciality and knowledge which assists him in forming excellent partnerships with all stakeholders.’

‘Strong legal advice complemented by strategic support. Very collaborative engagement style, understand the issues of industry and can appreciate the need for business to evaluate and strategise an issue from all angles.’

‘Simon Ball’s support with strategy is superior to other engagements we’ve had.’

‘MinterEllison is a leading firm in Australia in the areas of commercial dispute resolution, insurance, and professional liability litigation. The depth of experience at MinterEllison and the level of technical skill of the firm’s lawyers in these practice areas is substantial. In the Australian market, the firm sits at the top end of the firms that work in these areas.’

‘Incredible breadth of expertise and resources behind them.’

‘Partner Greg Carfoot is excellent, and always gets another lawyer to assist who is very capable.’

‘Kemsley Brennan is a stand-out partner working in the insurance practice of Minter Ellison. Kemsley has had decades of experience working in-house at Chubb on some of Asia’s largest matters, which gives him a huge advantage over his peers. Kemsley understands the unique needs that insurance businesses have from a personal perspective. His work product is always exceptional, and I would recommend him very highly.’

‘The intellectual property team at Minter Ellison in Melbourne has a great depth of experience and insight into their clients’ businesses/industries and the law. From a litigation perspective, they play hard but with a view to achieving the best possible outcome for their clients (not just for the sake of it).’

‘Gus Lightowlers is a new partner/patent attorney of the firm and is excellent at client communication. A very clever operator. Robert Cooper, is an excellent team leader with an incredible depth of experience. Shyama Jayaswal knows the pharmaceutical industry back to front and brings a keen understanding of the science to every matter she is involved in.’

‘Simone Mitchell is extremely knowledgeable and very commercial in terms of IP matters. Very responsive and provides clear and comprehensive advice.’

‘Highly competent in all things patents, from patent application prosecution to handling patent oppositions.’

‘Nigel Lokan and Simone Mitchell are really good at what they do.’

‘The team were highly responsive in a high-profile yet technically difficult procurement. Amanda was extremely approachable and delivered legal advice informed by a deep understanding of both the policy framework of government and the expectations of the ICT and telecommunications industry.’

‘Stand out for their knowledge, commercial practicality, reliability, personable, efficient and outcome focused service.’

‘Nick Pascoe shows brilliant dedication to deliver clear legal advice and seek favourable commercial outcomes.’

‘Kylie Diwell is an expert in her field, excellent customer care and can explain the most complex of legal matters to a diverse group of people easily.’

‘Nicole Bradshaw is an expert in her field of telecommunications and IT. High customer care and dedicated to achieving the best outcome for her customer. She is also patient in difficult negotiation scenarios.’

‘Excellent team with a very good understanding of our requirements, not only from a legal aspect but also commercially and technically.’

‘Kylie Diwell is excellent and provides well-rounded advice.’

‘Very strong intuitive knowledge of what kind of risk allocations the market for IT services has both taken previously, and is presently capable of taking.’

‘The incredible depth of experience of Andrew Short and Peter Bartlett. Few rival that experience. Both Andrew and Peter are very practical, efficient, and incredibly knowledgeable.’

‘Minter Ellison’s media practice has some very experienced partners, and they take on very complex litigation. non-litigation work is done sensibly and they’ve built good relationships with our commercial people so are well trusted.’

‘Peter Bartlett and Dean Levitan are both very dedicated, hard working and effective lawyers. Good communication with us on our matters.’

‘This practice has a depth of experience that is unrivalled.’

‘Peter Bartlett is a living legend in the media law community and has run some of the most complex and important defamation defences in recent memory.’

‘Dean Levitan is an exceptional talent, with drive and determination to see through some extremely demanding cases and provide unwavering support to his clients throughout that exhausting process.’

‘Bryn Davis is determined and committed to delivering the best results for his clients. He thinks outside the box, stays calm under pressure and clearly puts forward complex suggestions in a simple manner during negotiation. He is able to consider a wide range of potential outcomes and structure documents accordingly. An excellent lawyer.’

‘The team has all the expertise and experience needed to provide valuable advice for the transactions.’

‘Bryn Davis is an outstanding partner in providing advice on how to structure the deal which is not common. He is wiling to spend time explaining the legal concept to myself who has no legal background.’

‘Minter Ellison’s team has an unparalleled knowledge of the International Air Transport Association and its history. That makes this team unique in its ability to provide insightful advice to the client.’

‘Haydn Flack has a very keen understanding of aviation law around the world. I appreciated that he understood the difference between the laws of one jurisdiction from another, instead of trying to impose another country’s legal principles on us.’

‘The financial services practice combines excellence in financial services advice with a deep commitment to pro bono work. As a result, the teams are engaged, innovative, and proud of their work.’

‘Richard Batten is an innovative thinker.’

‘The practice, led by Richard Batten, is a small but mighty team of talented lawyers.’

‘Richard Batten has deep expertise in the fintech and financial services regulatory sector. He takes the time to understand us as a client and applies a practical and creative lens to solving problems.’

‘Prayas Pradhan is a stand-out member of the team.’

‘Timely effective and responsive.’

‘The team are highly skilled, commercial and pragmatic. Our experience with resolving a very challenging litigation was exceptional: the team were highly responsive, always available and delivered when expected as expected.’

‘Depth of knowledge within the team and seamless resourcing where needed. Extremely proficient in large discovery and technology assisted review.’

‘Beverley Newbold is simply a tremendous lawyer, with of course deep legal knowledge but additionally an ability to understand clients on a personal level and always was there to understand the personal toll my case was exacting. She was instrumental in winning one of the biggest cases in Australia for many years.’

‘David Taylor is the leading practitioner on damages claims assessment in the highly contested and valuable shareholder class action space. He is also very commercial and doggedly determined.’

‘Exceptional diligence and ability to coordinate with multiple legal firms, craft strategy and execute successfully. The diversity of the team as well is amazing, with different skill sets brought to bear.’

‘David Taylor has exceptional knowledge in the class action space, which is invaluable, particularly for strategy surrounding settlement.’

‘Beverley Newbold is an exceptional individual with the highest intellect and integrity, provides the wisest of counsel and pays great attention to client service and client needs. Her written advice is succinct, and she never over-advises.’