Presenters

Rochelle Castro, Principal Lawyer, RC & Co Lawyers
Rochelle Castro is a strata, construction and conveyancing lawyer and owner of RC & Co Lawyers. Prior to practicing law, she was a university instructor before dedicating her service to law. Whilst working to further improve her legal skills, Rochelle saw that she could better serve her clients by not only advising and advocating for them, but also educating them. She works with her team at RC & Co Lawyers, through constant rigorous training, so that they could provide effective, resourceful and clear legal service to clients. Rochelle appears in tribunals and various court jurisdictions to advocate her clients’ rights. She presents papers on strata, construction and conveyancing in local and international forums. Rochelle is a committee member of a few organisations including Law Institute of Victoria Building and Construction committee and Property Law committee. She is also the current president of the diverse association Filipino Australia Lawyers Association. Rochelle is also active in social media to provide bite size tips to those who are in need of guidance about contract law and legal disputes. Rochelle believes that good practice of law requires effective communication and education to achieve for clients the best result.

Max Cameron, Legal Consultant and In‑House Solicitor
Max Cameron is recognised as one of Australia’s preeminent property law lawyers with over 44 years acting for many of Australia's leading landlords and tenants, 38 as a partner of a top tier law firm. His formidable commercial property and property management knowledge and experience includes recognised expertise in tenancy law, commercial contracts, mediation and litigation, and property development, particularly high-profile retail development. Known for his management and co-ordination of national, cross-jurisdiction teams, Max has a strong track-record acting for large corporate and public sector clients on a wide range of property matters including the leasing, acquisition, development, management and disposal of prime office, retail and industrial portfolios. Max's expertise is widely recognised as leading in independent legal directories including Chambers, Best Lawyers and Doyle's Guide and has been recognised as one of Australia's preeminent Real Estate lawyers. Max is the co-author of the MinterEllison publication 'Retail Tenancy Legislation Compendium’ now in it’s 8th Edition.