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Jim Carroll
LLB B.Ec LLM
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Corporations Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Jim is one of the founding partners of Scanlan Carroll and for more than 30 years he has developed a leading practice in the areas of commercial advice and commercial litigation.
Jim was a partner at Sherry Carroll & Associates which merged with Baker & McKenzie in 1985. Jim’s expertise includes commercial advice and strategy, including litigation strategy and insolvency advice.
Jim has developed and trained a team of expert solicitors who support him and enable Scanlan Carroll to handle complex legal matters.
As a senior Partner, one of Jim’s main roles is to guide all the firm’s lawyers with their professional development and with the development of the practice. |
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Noel McNicol Smith
LLB Acc. Bus. Law Specialist
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Corporations Law
Estate Planning
Property Law
Noel is a partner at Scanlan Carroll and has been in legal practice for over 30 years.
Noel is an Accredited Business Law Specialist and he provides advice and representation in commercial matters covering the total business life cycle. In addition, he offers experienced guidance in commercial and residential property transactions as well as estate planning and business succession planning.
Noel has delivered presentations on business law topics at professional development seminars and a number of his papers have been published.
Noel’s aim is to take the stress out of the impact of the legal system as he helps his clients meet their goals.
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Sharelle Staff
LLB B.Bus
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Corporations Law
Workplace Relations
Estate Planning
Family Law
Sharelle is a Partner at Scanlan Carroll and works across a range of legal disciplines. She is currently studying for her Master of Laws at Melbourne University.
Sharelle’s expertise includes commercial advice and strategy including assistance with all aspects of major transactions, advising company directors and shareholders on their rights and obligations and, providing employment law advice and assistance to employers and employees
Sharelle also provides estate planning and business succession planning advice and oversees the wills, probate and family law divisions of Scanlan Carroll.
Sharelle sees one of her key roles as developing the firm in line with our core principles of timeliness and accessibility. |
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Rob Roy Rankin
LLB(Hons)
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property Advice and Strategy
Property Law
Rob is a Partner at Scanlan Carroll and enjoys a diverse practice assisting clients across a range of industries.
Rob’s expertise includes commercial advice and strategy including intellectual property strategy. Rob specialises in all aspects of commercial litigation and dispute resolution.Rob also oversees the property law division of Scanlan Carroll.
Rob strives to ensure that all aspects of Scanlan Carroll’s approach and delivery adheres to the principle of being our client’s partners in business. |
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Paul Cariss
LLB FSNV FANZCN
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Property Law
Estate Planning
Paul is a Senior Consultant with Scanlan Carroll who has joined the firm after 40 years of professional legal practice. Paul is also a Notary Public, Executive Governor of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries and President of the Society of Notaries of Victoria.
Paul has extensive experience in litigation, commercial, probate and conveyancing matters.
As a senior practitioner, Paul has a key role in mentoring our junior solicitors to ensure they develop their professional skills to the highest standard. |
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Ronit Tauber
B.Sc LLB(Hons)
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Property Law
Estate Planning
Ronit has been engaged in private legal practice for more than 10 years including a period of secondment to a leading commercial retail organisation.
Ronit is experienced in retail and commercial leasing, commercial transactional matters, as well as advising on and drafting government funding agreements. She also has expertise in estate planning and business succession planning, including shareholder buy/sell agreements.
Ronit’s friendly approach to explaining complex documents and legal principles has proved popular with her clients. |
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Clare Agostinelli
BA LLB
Practice Areas:
Commercial Business Services
Property Law
Workplace Relations
Estate Planning
Clare has a broad general legal experience which includes assisting clients and drafting documents for a range of commercial transactions.
Clare’s expertise also extends to employment law, commercial leasing, wills, probate and conveyancing matters.
With her brilliant research and organisational skills, Clare does a fantastic job of keeping all of the team up to date with all of the changes our industry constantly experiences across a range of practice areas. |
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Foula Markos
CPC Senior Conveyancer
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing
Foula has been assisting clients to buy and sell property for 20 years. She has a comprehensive knowledge of the conveyancing process as well as established relationships with developers, agents, banks, brokers and others in the conveyancing industry.
Foula’s depth of experience enables her to assist developers looking to sell lots from a project or individual purchasers by efficiently dealing with any issues which arise in the course of a property transfer transaction. Foula can also assist with lost title applications, adverse possession claims and off-the-plan purchases. |
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Andrea Wallace
BA Law Clerk
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing
Commercial Sevices
Andrea assists in a range of property matters, including residential and commercial property transactions, off-the-plan sales and purchases, and retirement village transactions.
Andrea is also experienced in business sale and purchase transactions and leasing of commercial premises. |
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