OUR FOUNDING PARTNER, MIKE VON TAUSCHEK, GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE AND HAS TWO DECADES’ WORTH OF POST QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL LITIGATION. MIKE HAS WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR BIG, SMALL AND BOUTIQUE LAW FIRMS AS WELL AS IN-HOUSE FOR FAMILY OFFICES (WITH OVER $2 BILLION UNDER MANAGEMENT) ASX LISTED ENTITIES (INCLUDING ONE HE CAUSED TO BE LISTED ON THE ASX HIMSELF) AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER PROPRIETARY LIMITED CORPORATIONS. THIS GIVES MIKE A UNIQUE AND IN DEPTH EXPERIENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE LEGAL ROLES THAT IS HARD TO FIND IN THE LEGAL SERVICES INDUSTRY.

MIKE REGULARLY ADVISES ON COMPLEX REGULATORY DISPUTES, DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDER DISPUTES AS WELL AS CLAIMS IN CONTRACT, EQUITY AND DISPUTES GENERALLY. MIKE PRIDES HIMSELF IN BEING ABLE TO APPLY A COMMERCIAL FOCUS TO DIFFICULT LEGAL ISSUES AND IN THIS CONTEXT CONSISTENTLY ENSURES SOLUTIONS ACCOMMODATE BOTH COMMERCIAL DRIVERS AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE LITIGATION.

MIKE HAS APPEARED IN SUPREME, INTERMEDIATE AND LOWER COURTS IN EVERY AUSTRALIAN STATE AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL COURTS OF AUSTRALIA AND HE IS ADMITTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA. MIKE ALSO HAS ACCESS TO A DIVERSE NETWORK OF BARRISTERS, EXPERTS, AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES.