Lawyers in Australia

Alan Jessup

Partner

Piper Alderman

Alan Polivnick

Alan focusses on cross-border arbitration and dispute resolution, particularly in the transport and insurance/reinsurance sectors. He has extensive experience of litigation and dispute resolution across the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and India, South East and North East Asia. His non-contentious practice includes advising foreign investors on their investments and operations in both Thailand and in other ASEAN member states. Clients include multinational corporations, international airlines, insurers and reinsurers and international organisations who he advises on their operations in Thailand including mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, commercial and coverage disputes, employment law and regulatory issues. Alan is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in Thailand, most notably for his aviation and insurance sector expertise by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific noting that clients admire “his ability to turn really complicated legal jargon into something we can understand” and applaud that he “stands out for his accessibility and knowledge.” He is qualified to practise in England and Wales and Australia.

Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Alan Rosengarten

Partner

White & Case

Alana Giles

Partner

Holding Redlich

Alanna Mitchell

Partner

Maddocks

Albert Ponte

Since arriving in Australia, Albert has worked on various types of commercial disputes, for a range of clients including the Greater Building Society, Newcastle Airport, Port Stephens Council and various engineering companies based in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. He continues to practice in the area of construction litigation, including adjudications of payment disputes under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) and disputes under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW). Albert qualified as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2003 after training with an established commercial law firm in London. He remained at the firm, practising commercial litigation until he migrated to Australia in 2012 with his Australian wife and young family. During his time practising in London Albert’s focus was on construction-related litigation and professional negligence disputes. Albert has extensive experience of participating in mediations and is a nationally accredited mediator

Hall & Wilcox

Aldrin De Zilva

Partner

White & Case

Alen Pazin

Partner

Norton Rose Fulbright

Alex Jones

DLA Piper

Alex Mufford

www.nortonrosefulbright.com/people/158569/alexmufford

Norton Rose Fulbright

Alex Regan

DLA Piper

Alex Whiteside

www.nortonrosefulbright.com/people/158565/alexwhiteside

Norton Rose Fulbright

Alex Wolff

Partner

Baker McKenzie LLP

Alex Worner

Partner

Maddocks

Alexander McNutt

Partner

Holding Redlich

Alexander Vial

Alexander maintains a national practice in complex commercial and regulatory matters. He is recognised by Legal500 as a Leading Junior (Band 1) for competition law (2024, 2025), as a Leading Junior (Band 1) for white collar and regulatory matters (2024 Rising Star, 2025), and a Leading Junior (Band 3) for commercial disputes. He is also recognised as “One to Watch in Australia” for competition law (2025, 2026) and commercial law (2026) by Best Lawyers. Alexander specialises in commercial and regulatory litigation that covers all areas of competition and consumer law, trade practices including franchising, class actions, insolvency, intellectual property, and employment law. Alexander regularly advises on and appears in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, as has appeared in Royal Commissions and inquiries. Before being called to the Bar, Alexander was a Senior Associate at Clayton Utz in Sydney where he specialised in competition law, consumer law, regulatory investigations and litigation. Earlier in his career, Alexander served as the Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Doyle AC of the Supreme Court of South Australia and, after his Honour’s retirement, the Associate to the Honourable Chief Justice Kourakis. Alexander’s education includes a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide. Alexander is a founding author of Zuckerman on Australian Civil Procedure, a leading text on Australian civil procedure that is now in its second edition.

5 Wentworth Chambers

Alexis Schoeb

Alexis is a Swiss-qualified attorney-at-law, member of the Geneva Bar, with considerable experience as both arbitrator and counsel in complex commercial, investment and sport proceedings with high financial and media implications. Over the last 20 years, he has been advising and representing individuals, companies and international organisations in international commercial, investment and sport disputes. Alexis has acted as lead or co-counsel in more than 70 commercial and sports-related proceedings, before the main commercial arbitral institutions, as well as before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In particular, he has advised and represented high profile athletes, agents as well as some of Europe’s biggest football clubs. Alexis has also successfully represented clients before the Swiss Federal Tribunal on numerous occasions. He is a recognised arbitrator, appointed to the list of arbitrators of several arbitration institutions and is a member of the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb). Over the past 10 years, Alexis has been appointed in more than 100 cases as an arbitrator in international commercial or sport disputes involving, among others, construction, agency, distribution, licensing, joint venture and media contracts. From 2018 to 2024, he has been a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He has also sat as arbitrator in more than 20 proceedings before arbitral tribunals of international sports federations (including UCI, AIBA, FIVB, etc.). AREAS OF EXPERTISE International commercial arbitration International investment arbitration International sports arbitration INDUSTRY SECTORS Sports Media & entertainment Energy & natural resources Commodities trading Web 3.0, blockchain & cryptocurrencies trading REPRESENTATIVE CASES Lead counsel in a USD 150 million dispute representing a trader in an ICC arbitration against one of the leading cryptocurrencies’ centralised exchanges. Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute in the United Arab Emirates under the DIAC rules. Co-Counsel for a football agent in a dispute related to agency fees in a >EUR 100 million transfer against an international football player. Chairman of an arbitral tribunal in a banking dispute with seat in Switzerland. Lead counsel of a large commodity trading company in an arbitration dispute with seat in London. Chairman of an arbitral tribunal in a football-related TV Rights dispute of over USD 50 million. Lead counsel for a top bicycle brand in a dispute related to major sponsorship agreements. Sole arbitrator in a real estate dispute in Monaco with seat in Switzerland. Co-counsel for a majority shareholder in the M&A operations related to the acquisition of the Haute Route Series by the Ironman Group. Co-arbitrator in a post M&A dispute with seat in Switzerland. Lead counsel for a service provider against the Olympic Games’ national organising committee in a dispute relation to a license agreement. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA before CAS in a transfer dispute involving the Brazilian player NEYMAR JR. and his first club SANTOS FC. Lead counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Lead counsel for a major broadcasting company in an arbitral dispute related to TV-rights. Co-counsel for a trading company from Democratic Republic of Congo in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award. Lead counsel for a top professional athlete against the International Olympic committee in a dispute regarding his eligibility to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Co-counsel for a European football club against the UEFA before CAS in relation to a match-fixing dispute. Sole arbitrator in a CAS dispute between a national Olympic committee and an international federation related to the qualification at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Lead-counsel for a professional cycling team in a multimillion-dollar dispute against one of its main sponsors. Co-counsel for a Korean athlete regarding the qualification at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Lead counsel for an international Australian football player in an anti-doping dispute at both national and CAS levels against a national anti-doping agency. Lead counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Co-counsel for a company in a dispute related to the management and the organisation of ATP (professional tennis) tournaments. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA in a multi-million dispute related to the purchase of an option right related to a rising-star player. Lead counsel for a professional cycling team in the sale of the shares of its managing entity and the takeover of the UCI WorldTour licence. Advising a major international Sport Federation in a contentious dispute with its constituents. Co-counsel to a football club in a claim against a player’s agent in proceedings before the FIFA Player’s Status Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitration. Counsel to the president of the Badminton World Federation in organizational disputes between the Badminton World Federation and other regional federations. The dispute related to the governance of the Badminton World Federation. Co-counsel for a Continental Sports Federation in relation to a dispute relate to the organisation of a major multi-sport event. Lead counsel for a World and Olympic champion in a doping matter. Co-counsel for a major European football club against the UEFA before CAS in relation to financial fair-play. Co-Counsel for a European football club against the UEFA related to disqualification from the UEFA Champions League. QUOTES Alexis Schoeb wins plaudits as “a renowned and well-experienced CAS arbitrator”, with peers singling him out as “one of the very best in Switzerland”. WWL THOUGHT LEADERS, Sports & Entertainment 2022 Alexis Schoeb receives applause for his “strong reputation as a go-to sports lawyer”, acting across a broad range of sports matters in arbitration proceedings. WWL THOUGHT LEADERS, Sports & Entertainment 2020

Peter & Kim

Alicia Chryssochoides

Partner

Piper Alderman

Alison Baker

Alison has more than 20 years’ experience in a wide-ranging employment practice, advising private sector and public sector clients on all aspects of employment, industrial relations and human resources law, and work health and safety law. She also advises private and public sector organisations on the application of privacy legislation.

Hall & Wilcox

Alison Choy Flannigan

With over 25 years of corporate, commercial and regulatory experience, Alison has specialised in advising clients in the health, aged care, disability, life sciences and community sectors. Alison leads the firm's Health & Community industry group. Her clients include public and private hospital operators and health care providers, private health insurers, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and aged care/retirement living, NDIS and not-for-profit and government clients. Alison appreciates that issues for health care providers often require urgent attention and she makes herself available to her clients whenever needed. Alison has a passion and dedication to the sector which goes way beyond just being a lawyer in private practice – she strives to become the trusted advisor of her clients. As a result, Alison has nurtured long-term client relationships, some over 17 years. She also provides ongoing support for various industry associations and has enthusiastically taken positions within the Industry.

Hall & Wilcox

Allison Manvell

Special Counsel

Baker McKenzie LLP

Alyce Ricciardi

Director

Kain Lawyers

Alyn Tai

Partner

Thomsons

Alyson Eather

DLA Piper