Joining as a partner in the firm’s commercial litigation group, Alicia Hill has broad corporate and commercial litigation experience, including company insolvency, trade practices, property and corporate regulatory matters. In addition, she also has considerable expertise in negotiation and alternative dispute resolution practices, including mediation and arbitration.

Her clients have included public and proprietary companies, trustees, shareholders, directors, partners and professional advisers such as insolvency practitioners.

John Nicolas, who has joined as a senior associate in the firm’s property team, will be focusing on providing advice to the commercial property sector.

He specialises in a range of complex real estate and dispute resolution matters associated with transaction structuring, site acquisition, property development and commercial leasing. He acts for clients such as government departments, quasi-government enterprises, property investors and developers, including listed and unlisted property trusts, public and private companies.