Presenters

Greg Smart, Partner, Wallace & Wallace Lawyers
Greg has been a commercial litigator for twenty years. He has a broad litigation practice spanning general commercial matters, mining and mining services litigation, equitable claims and insolvency. Greg was recognised by the Queensland Law Society as an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation in 2012, winning the program’s highest achiever award that year. He currently sits as the Chair of the Queensland law Society Commercial Litigation Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee. Greg regularly appears as a solicitor advocate running applications and trials in both State and Federal Courts.


Trevor Withane, Partner, Ironbridge Legal
Trevor is a highly regarded lawyer you want on your side. He is the founder and principal of Ironbridge Legal and is a specialist commercial litigator and insolvency lawyer with deep experience in his areas of practice. Prior to founding Ironbridge Legal, Trevor was a partner of a successful Sydney based boutique law firm. Clients have described Trevor as extremely insightful, friendly, practical and pragmatic. Trevor founded Ironbridge Legal to provide in-depth specialist and conflict free advice in the disputes space – starting a law firm with true specialism in just two key areas: Commercial Litigation and Insolvency and Bankruptcy. Trevor started his legal career at global top three firm, Allen & Overy LLP, where he trained and spent several years advising a multitude of corporates and high-net-worth individuals in connection with complex disputes and regulatory matters often straddling more than one jurisdiction Before moving to Australia from the UK for family reasons, Trevor was a barrister in London, acting for corporates and high-net-worth individuals in complex commercial litigation and insolvency matters in the High Court. This experience, coupled with Trevor’s accountancy studies and his earlier practice as an accountant, gives him a rare depth and breadth of experience to apply to his clients’ matters.