Emily Hughes-Johnson
Emily has over 20 years’ experience acting for buyers and sellers of property ranging from small commercial premises through to shopping centres, high-rise buildings, industrial sites and complex strata titled properties involving building management statements. She also has extensive experience in strata advisory work. Emily’s experience also involves the sale and acquisition of businesses, particularly […]
Francesca da Silva
Francesca is an associate in the private client team at Cooper Grace Ward, assisting clients in a range of succession matters focused on estate administration, estate disputes and superannuation. She also assists clients with estate planning and matters involving guardianship and administration, capacity and elder law.
Rebecca Edwards
Rebecca is a superannuation, wills and estates lawyer at Cooper Grace Ward, with over 15 years’ experience. She has a keen interest in estate administration, estate disputes and superannuation, including self-managed superannuation funds and succession matters and is a member of the SMSF Association’s Professional Standards Committee. Rebecca has significant experience assisting clients in matters […]
Isabella Clements
Isabella is an associate in the workplace relations and safety team. With more than five years’ legal industry experience, she provides practical, commercial advice on employment and safety law issues. Isabella’s expertise extends to employment disputes such as underpayment, unfair dismissal, discrimination, adverse action matters and workers’ compensation. She regularly acts for clients in state […]
Elyse Staunton
Elyse Staunton is an associate in Cooper Grace Ward’s insurance team, where she assists in the management of personal injury claims for both insurers and self-insurers. Elyse joined the insurance team in 2022 and since then has gained experience predominantly in the management of claims under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 and Motor […]
Mark Cowan
Mark brings 20 years of experience in resolving planning, environment and land access issues, working across private practice and in-house government and commercial roles. Mark is a special counsel in Cooper Grace Ward’s planning and environment team. He delivers commercial results for clients by combining 20 years of specialist legal expertise in planning, environment and […]
Phil Vickery
Phil is a corporate and commercial lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, contracts, and corporate governance and compliance. Phil has developed a strong reputation for his expertise across various industries, including agribusiness, franchising, health and technology. He provides strategic legal advice to clients, ranging from complex and high profile transactions to […]
Joanne Casburn
Joanne Casburn specialises in tax dispute resolution and litigation, including recent disputes involving trust issues, employee versus contractor and anti‑avoidance provisions. Joanne is a former Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioner and was responsible for the management of the largest audits and disputes for the ATO in the Private Wealth area. Joanne was also the […]
Katelyn Gillert
Her expertise extends from simple to complex estate planning and family structuring matters, superannuation and trust advice in both the planning and administration stages, and assisting with the administration of deceased estates both in and out of Queensland. Katelyn has assisted a broad range of clients at various stages of their estate planning and estate […]
Alfred Jackson
His expertise extends to providing clients with assistance on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, commercial contracting, tax and structuring issues. Alfred has assisted a broad range of clients including individuals, accounting and financial advisers, SMEs, family businesses and large corporate groups.
Kathy Prince
Kathy’s transactional experience includes advising property owners and investors on large scale acquisitions, disposals and leasing. Kathy also advises on structuring and implementation of major infrastructure projects and developments. Kathy has experience across a range of industry sectors, particularly providing services and support on real estate assets, infrastructure projects, and energy transition and renewables projects. […]
Melinda Ranson
Melinda is a special counsel in the private client team at Cooper Grace Ward. Her areas of expertise include succession law, trusts and dispute resolution. Melinda has extensive experience in estate planning for large family groups, taking a holistic approach to all structures (companies, trusts and superannuation) to ensure it is not only the client’s […]