Experience

Makinson d'Apice Lawyers

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Special Counsel

  • Oct 2017 - Present



Piper Alderman

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Partner, Dispute Resolution

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

  Previous National Head of Dispute Resolution - Piper AldermanHe is an experienced commercial litigation lawyer, advising on directors and officers liabilities, professional indemnity and large scale indemnity arrangements.Professional highlights:• Major International Mining Entity and National Steel maker – Recovery actions against Lloyds, other UK underwriters and Berkshire Hathaway, resolving issues of policy trigger, allocation, limits, occurrence and general policy interpretation.• Major International Insurers – Advising in respect of Professional Liability and Directors and Officers Insurance.• 1983 Ash Wednesday Bushfires – Advised insurers and claimants in the successful recovery of more than $110 million from ETSA and its US Underwriters.• Defamation – Acting in numerous defamation actions involving State Government Ministers and State and Federal Shadow Ministers, Local Government members, businessmen and media personalities.• Class Action Defences – successfully resolving each at mediation and well below the claimed amount and reserve for each matter. Show less

• National Managing Partner

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2014

  Leadership Achievements• Led a partnership of over 50 partners and 325 staff through difficult times, increasing partner numbers and retention and increasing revenue over the period.• Led organizational and behavioral change by the introduction of a Business Units system within the firm, empowering local decision making and improving partner responsibility and financial hygiene.• Turned round a loss making state office through reinvigoration and cultural change within 12 months, through a program of removing underperforming partners, strategic recruitment, relocation of offices and re-engagement with clients.• Turned the firm’s recruitment and retention success rate around over a five year period through personal leadership of the firm’s recruitment strategy – identifying and building the firm’s employment brand and differentiating the firm’s decision making processes.• Developed and led the implementation of a firm wide three year plan, identifying the framework for firm strategy and growth.• Recognized the need for and led a diversity program which won the Euromoney Legal Media Australasia Women in Business Law award for best new diversity program 2014. Show less

• Deputy Managing Partner

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

• Head of Dispute Resolution

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2010

• Partner

  • Jul 1998 - Jul 2010

• Lawyer

  • Jan 1986 - Jul 1998



Aldermans

• Lawyer

  • Jan 1985 - Jan 1988