Tony has an extensive commercial practice in the Supreme and Federal Courts. He is a highly regarded sports lawyer, appearing at arbitrations at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Tony chairs selection disputes panels for various national sports and also has a special interest in alternative dispute resolution. Tony is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Advanced Accredited Mediator.
Tony has conducted mediations in varied and complex matters including commercial law, contract disputes, corporations law, insurance, trade practices and consumer protection, banking and finance, property law, unit and discretionary trusts, professional negligence, family maintenance claims and will disputes.
B.Juris, LLB (Monash)
Tony is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Advanced Accredited Mediator. In 1995 Tony attended a mediation training course conducted by Bond University at the Victorian Bar and became accredited as a mediator by the Victorian Bar.
In May 2006 Tony was accredited by the Victorian Bar as an Advanced Accredited Mediator one of the first group to be so accredited.
In May 2008 Tony was accredited by the MSB as a Nationally Accredited Mediator as soon as the National Standards were settled by NMAC.
In May 2013 Tony attended a Negotiation and Leadership course conducted by the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Cambridge Massachusetts.
Deputy Chair of the Victorian Bar Dispute Resolution Committee;
Chair of the Commercial Bar Sports Law section;
Chairman of the Football Federation of Victoria Appeals Board;
Chairman of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Appeals Board;
Member of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA);
Member of the Victorian Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for approximately 10 years.
Tony has an extensive commercial practice in the Supreme and Federal Courts. He is a highly regarded sports lawyer, appearing at arbitrations at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Tony chairs selection disputes panels for various national sports and also has a special interest in alternative dispute resolution. Tony is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Advanced Accredited Mediator.
Tony has conducted mediations in varied and complex matters including commercial law, contract disputes, corporations law, insurance, trade practices and consumer protection, banking and finance, property law, unit and discretionary trusts, professional negligence, family maintenance claims and will disputes.
B.Juris, LLB (Monash)
Tony is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Advanced Accredited Mediator. In 1995 Tony attended a mediation training course conducted by Bond University at the Victorian Bar and became accredited as a mediator by the Victorian Bar.
In May 2006 Tony was accredited by the Victorian Bar as an Advanced Accredited Mediator one of the first group to be so accredited.
In May 2008 Tony was accredited by the MSB as a Nationally Accredited Mediator as soon as the National Standards were settled by NMAC.
In May 2013 Tony attended a Negotiation and Leadership course conducted by the Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Cambridge Massachusetts.
Deputy Chair of the Victorian Bar Dispute Resolution Committee;
Chair of the Commercial Bar Sports Law section;
Chairman of the Football Federation of Victoria Appeals Board;
Chairman of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Appeals Board;
Member of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA);
Member of the Victorian Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for approximately 10 years.