Kott Gunning

Kott Gunning was a progressive, independent corporate and commercial law firm. Its areas of practice included corporate, commercial and finance, litigation, arbitration and mediation, property, building and construction, insurance, risk, employment law, government and private client services such as family law and wills, estates and trusts.

Kott Gunning ceased operations on 3 December 2021.

Contact Details

www.kottgunn.com.au

Company Activity

	NEW ROLE: Michael Morgan, Lawyer, Consultant, Safety & Employment	28 Mar 2022
	NEWS: Tagged in Kott Gunning closes its doors	06 Dec 2021
	NEW ROLE: Bonnie Whyte, Associate, Insurance	21 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Carol Hamilton, Associate, Government, Planning	21 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Carolyn Riley, Associate, Insurance	21 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Emma Maclean, Senior Associate, Insurance	21 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Ellen Metlitzky, People, Culture & Practice Manager	21 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Peter Mariotto, Special Counsel, Litigation	21 Apr 2021
	UPDATED: Law Firms and Patent Attorneys list	20 Apr 2021
	NEW ROLE: Peytee Grusche, Solicitor	26 Aug 2020

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Related Information

Notable People

Name	Position	Year Started
Michael Morgan	Lawyer, Consultant, Safety & Employment	2019

Past People

Name	Position	Year Started	Year Ended
Brenton Oakley	Consultant for Government, Planning & Environment; Special Counsel since 2020	2011	2021
John Park	Partner, Strata Property and Franchising	2019	2021
Vidal Hockless	Senior Partner; Head of Insurance, Employment & Safety	1979	2021
Felicity Keays	Special Counsel, Insurance	2004	2021
Philip Mavor	Special Counsel, Government, Planning & Environment	2020	2021
Anne Wood	Partner, Government, Planning & Environment	2016	2021
Peter Mariotto	Special Counsel, Litigation	2021	2021
Stephen Williams	Managing Partner, Insurance	2007	2021
Ellen Metlitzky	People, Culture & Practice Manager	2019	2021
Emma Maclean	Senior Associate, Insurance	2021	2021
Carolyn Riley	Associate, Insurance	2018	2021
Carol Hamilton	Associate, Government, Planning	2015	2021
Bonnie Whyte	Associate, Insurance	2020	2021
Ashley Crisp	Partner, Insurance	2010	2021
Emma Leys	Partner, Property & Construction, Business & Commercial	2019	2021
Melissa Stanton	Chief Financial Officer	2016	2021
Loretta Care	Partner, Family Law	2013	2021
Claire Hawke-Gundill	Partner, Wills & Estates	2019	2021
Trent Passmore	Senior Associate, Insurance	2019	2020
Tim Kennedy	Partner	2019	2020
Greg Mohen	Partner, Corporate & Commercial	2015	2020
Philip Mavor	Senior Associate	2014	2020
Tom Darbyshire	Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution	2016	2020
Tim Kennedy	Senior Associate	2018	2019
Tanya Kay	Marketing Manager	2014	2019
Emma Leys	Partner	2005	2019
Claire Hawke-Gundill	Senior Associate, Corporate & Commercial	2017	2019
Conor Breheny	Associate, Commercial Dispute Resolution	2017	2019
Daniel Coster	Associate, Insurance & Cyber Law	2017	2018
Katrina Welch	Senior Associate, Commercial Dispute Resolution (since 2015)	2007	2018
Henrik Eklund	Associate, Insurance	2016	2018
Mark Fatharly	Partner, Commercial Dispute Resolution (since 2002)	1998	2017
Alison Brooks	Associate, Family Law (since 2016)	2009	2017
Claire Hawke-Gundill	Associate	2015	2017
Kellie Cook	Senior Associate, Commercial (since 2013)	2010	2017
Conor Breheny	Lawyer, Commercial Dispute Resolution	2016	2017
Tim Lethbridge	Partner, Employment Law	2006	2016
Tom Darbyshire	Managing Partner	2014	2016
Elise Croft	Partner (since 2013)	2005	2016
Henrik Eklund	Lawyer, Insurance	2014	2016
Claire Hawke-Gundill	Lawyer	2012	2015
Anne Wood	Barrister & Solicitor, Senior Associate since 2011	2007	2015
Louis van Aardt	Partner, Corporate & Commercial, Finance	2014	2015
Jennifer Hawke	Marketing & Support Services	2009	2014
Tom Darbyshire	Partner, Commercial Dispute Resolution & Insolvency	2002	2014
Anthony Milne	Consultant		2014
Loretta Care	Senior Associate, Family Law	2011	2013
James Saunders	Partner (since 1988)	1981	2013
Melissa Koo	Solicitor	2010	2013
Claire Hawke-Gundill	Law Graduate	2011	2012
Beverley Sorrell	Marketing Manager	2005	2011
Kevin Chalklin	Office Manager	2002	2010
Dirk Branford	Senior Associate	2009	2010
Michelle Antonio	Lawyer	2003	2008
Anne Wood	Articled Clerk	2006	2007
Sam Luttrell	Solicitor	2004	2006
Maree Ferguson	Solicitor	2004	2005
Anne Hurley	Partner	1993	2005
Kevin Chalklin	Payroll & Credit Officer	1997	2002
Tom Darbyshire	Solicitor	1997	2002
Peytee Grusche	Solicitor	1996	1998
Stephen McComish	Partner (from 1996)	1989	1997
Laurie James	Senior Partner, Local Government Practice since 1967	1963
Kevin Chalklin	Human Resources Manager	2010
Conor Breheny	Senior Associate, Commercial Dispute Resolution	2019
Mike Baldwin	Special Counsel, Industrial Relations	2017
David Miller	Consultant, Commercial, Finance, Property, Wills	1976
Ann Spencer	Senior Associate, Commercial Dispute Resolution	2014
Henrik Eklund	Senior Associate, Insurance	2018
Ken Grunder	Senior Associate, Insurance & Risk (since 2017)	2013

M&A Deals

Announced	Bidder	Target	Transaction Type	Total Value
05/12/19	Lawyer for GenusPlus Group	EC&M	Acquisition		>>
02/05/18	Lawyer for GenusPlus Group	Perenti	Asset acquisition	$6.20m	>>