In April 2006, Doug Robertson joined as partner, bringing 25 years’ experience as a senior partner at one of Australia’s largest national law firms. He practises exclusively in corporate and commercial law, and his areas of expertise include floats and equity raisings, funds management and financial services, agribusiness and agricultural investment schemes, corporate transactions and technology and innovation.

In the same month, John O’Callaghan joined as a partner with over 20 years’ experience working in commercial law, specialising in transport and logistics, corporate advice, franchising and sports law. His experience includes advice to transport companies and their directors on a range of legal issues including contracts, disputes, OH&S laws, trade responsibility, directors’ duties, trade practices and terms and conditions of trade.

Alan Cornell joined the firm in July 2006 as special counsel and is experienced as a general commercial lawyer. He specialises in takeovers, mergers, amalgamations, securities law, company law, investment law and mining law. Cornell came to Gadens from a first tier firm, at which he began in 1966, eventually rising to senior partner before moving on.