New South Wales
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Jim Vrettos, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
James was admitted as a Solicitor in NSW on 19 December 1986 having completed his degrees in Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law from the University of…
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Ratna Siva, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Ratna Siva commenced employment with the firm in February 2016. He has over 20 years of experience acting for Insurers including Self Insurer, primarily defending and mitigating claims…
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Andrew Gorman, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Andrew runs a busy practice representing a number of underwriters in motor vehicle public risk insurance claims. He provides advice on evidence management and assists underwriters with the…
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Matthew McDonald, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Matthew has over 20 years of experience conducting matters on behalf of the insurance industry, specialising in the areas of public risk insurance, damage from defective products, and…
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Brooke Dyson, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Brooke is the Company's chairperson and has been with the firm since December 2000. She became a Partner in July 2008 and was appointed as a Director of…
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Darienne Gardiner, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Darienne was admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of NSW in 1996 and has been with the firm since 1999. She was appointed Director in 2015. …
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Paul Manion, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Paul became a Partner of the firm in April 2006 and was appointed a Director of the Company on 1 October 2012. Prior to that time, Paul was…
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Nick Prentice, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Nick began his career at a major plaintiffs law firm and has worked in a prestigious London law firm, Bird & Bird. He joined A O Ellison &…
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Megan O’Donohoue, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Megan started with the Firm in December 2000. In 2005 Megan moved from Newcastle to manage the Company’s Sydney office and was appointed a Partner in 2006. On…
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Leighton Hawkes, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Leighton is a Principal in the Insurance division of the firm. He is also the head of the firm’s general liability Government team, leading a dedicated team of…
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Patrick Thompson, Thompson Cooper
Sydney, New South Wales
Patrick has been practising Insurance Litigation, acting for insurers, claims managers and defendants since 1980. He is recognised as an expert in Insurance Litigation and regularly publishes papers…
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Peter Ford, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Peter has been instrumental in building and maintaining key client relationships that have contributed to the growth of the firms’ liability practice. For example, Peter has worked with…
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Darran Russell, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Darran has been with the Company as a Solicitor since 1991. He has been a Partner of the firm since 2002 and managed the Canberra office for a…
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Felicity Robbs, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Felicity commenced with the firm in 2008 and was appointed as a Director of Rankin Ellison Lawyers in 2017. Felicity has extensive experience working with employers, insurers and…
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Troy Dobinson, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Troy commenced with the firm in 2015 having previously worked in small and mid sized firms with a focus on meeting the needs of clients dealing with the…
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Paul Garnon, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Paul specialises in insurance claims resolution with an emphasis on professional indemnity, financial lines, public risk insurance and ISR. Paul is an insurance litigation specialist with over 25…
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Michael Callanan, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Michael is a Director of the Company and brings a broad commercial focus and cross-industry experience to the firm. He has practised in a career spanning 30…
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Erin Giles, Rankin Ellison
Sydney, New South Wales
Erin commenced employment with the firm in 2009 and was appointed as a Director of Rankin Ellison Lawyers in 2019. Erin specialises in insurance litigation with an emphasis…
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Peter Hunt, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Peter is highly regarded in the industry in the area of Compulsory Third Party insurance Peter joined Curwoods in March 2004, having practised at Blake Dawson Waldron for…
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Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Sydney, New South Wales
Francesca has 25 years’ experience as a defendant insurance litigation lawyer and specialises in general insurance litigation and medical negligence. In addition to representing NSW Health agencies in…

