Amanda was admitted to practice in 2009 and has been working at Frenkel Partners in the commercial law area since 2010, becoming a partner in 2019.

Amanda’s experience in commercial law has been across a broad range of matters, including property, leasing, corporate and trust structures, commercial contracts, sales of assets and businesses, wills, powers of attorney and deceased estates.

Amanda has assisted with small and large transactions, working with businesses and individuals, and has worked with a wide range of clients across different industries.

Expertise:

• Commercial contracts (including loan agreements, terms and conditions, sales of assets and businesses)
• Corporate and trust structures (including shareholders agreements and unit holders agreements)
• Deceased estates (including wills, powers of attorney, probate & letters of administration, estate Administration)
• Leasing
• Property (including conveyancing, related party transactions, and complex property transactions) 

Mark originally began his professional career as a chartered accountant, assisting and advising a broad range of clients and businesses across various commercial issues. 

His work encompasses a broad range of areas, including property, leasing, construction, wills and estates, contracts, shareholder/partnership/joint venture matters, employment, and business transactions. Mark’s work involves the provision of advice and assistance in a range of transactions, disputes and other matters concerning these areas of law across various industries.

Mark’s considerable and extensive experience has enabled him to develop a pragmatic and practical approach for his clients, whether assistance is required to complete a transaction, resolve a dispute, draft a contract, or just navigate the various issues that arise.

Expertise:

• Business transactions
• Dispute resolution
• Employment
• Leasing
• Property
• Trusts
• Wills & estates

Joanna joined Frenkel Partners in 2006. She is a partner of the firm, with a focus predominantly in property and commercial law.

Joanna has strong commercial and technical expertise and significant experience in managing and evaluating risk in complex environments, and has a proven track record in delivering results and practical legal solutions.

Acting across a variety of industry sectors, Joanna supports business clients, vendors, purchasers, landlords, tenants and developers in a diverse range of matters and takes an active interest in her client’s concerns, development and growth.

Joanna also works closely alongside some of Melbourne’s leading real estate firms. 

Expertise: 

• Business transactions including business sales and purchases
• Commercial and retail leasing for landlords and tenants
• Commercial, residential and industrial sale and acquisition of freehold, including portfolio transactions
• General commercial advice, including terms of trade, distribution, agency, confidentiality, employment relations, information technology and privacy law
• Negotiation and drafting of stakeholder agreements, including partnership, shareholder and joint venture agreements
• Subdivision and development of commercial, industrial and residential land
• Succession Planning, wills and complex estate planning 

Accreditations & memberships:

• Bachelor of Economics
• Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Honours)
• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria

Arthur is approaching almost 40 years of private practice, predominantly in property — purchase, sale, property tax structuring, land tax, retail & commercial leases and estate law — and a broad range of commercial matters and mediation or litigation arising from these areas of law. 

Arthur’s experience has involved advising and representing individuals, companies, trusts and other third parties, professionals or their clients by referral. 

Arthur’s experience and practical commercial assessment of issues often facilitate, at the earliest opportunity, a cost-effective solution to problems and disputes. He considers his ability to add value for clients to be paramount in any matter, whether transactional or adversarial.

Outside of business hours, Arthur is involved in directly sourcing and facilitating significant fundraising for the Leukaemia Foundation. Over the years, this has brought him great joy in giving back to others affected by blood cancer. 

A vast majority of clients who have been on their journey with Arthur across many decades consider themselves friends first and clients second. Whether this is in dealing with Arthur or referring their closest family relatives or friends, he considers these relationships as his proudest achievement.

Expertise:

• Commercial law
• Estate planning & disputes
• Property 

Accreditations & memberships:

• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria

Julia is a senior legal practitioner who fundamentally practices in the commercial and property sector. She looks after a variety of commercial and property-related matters, including but not limited to commercial and residential acquisitions and disposals of property; provision of commercial structuring and asset protection advice; preparation of bare trusts and related trust matters; preparation of shareholders agreements and unitholders agreements; acquisitions and disposals of businesses and assets; leasing and licencing; off-the-plan property transactions and related construction matters; duty exemption property related matters such as partition agreements; property transfers from trustees to beneficiaries; spousal transfers of property; and, a variety of contract preparation, reviews and negotiations. 

Julia also looks after estate planning and administration matters, including preparation of wills, power of attorney documents, survivorship and transmission applications, probate and estate distribution. She also manages the immigration department within the firm.

Julia’s strengths are facilitating transactions from end-to-end, understanding client needs, maintaining efficiency, building long-term relationships and going above and beyond to overcome challenges.

Expertise:

• Commercial law
• Estate planning and estate administration
• Immigration law
• Property law

Accreditations & memberships:

• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
• Migration Institute of Australia

Enio was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1991 and has been continuously engaged in private practice since that time. He has been with Frenkel Partners since April 2016 as one of its Special Counsel, having previously been a senior associate and then partner at another Melbourne CBD firm for over 20 years. 

Enio predominantly practices in general commercial law, real estate and private estate, and finance and securities. His practice and expertise span corporate and commercial, corporate governance, employment, real property, wills and estates, finance and securities transactions and advice. 

Enio is committed to understanding and supporting all of his clients to achieve their aims and outcomes by providing efficient, reliable and valuable advice. Enio provides true partnership to his clients, delivering legal services calmly, carefully, and always focused on their needs, mindful that it is their matter.

Expertise:

• Corporations and corporate governance, trusts
• Employment
• Finance and securities
• General commercial
• Real and personal property, including commercial and industrial real property leasing and duties, and taxes relating to real property transactions
• Wills and estates

Accreditations & memberships:

• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria

Maria has over 20 years of experience in private practice, predominantly practising in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution, prosecutions and insolvency. She practices in various jurisdictions in Australia and in all courts and tribunals, including the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal, Magistrates’ Court, County Court, Supreme Court and the Federal Court.

Maria also practices in the area of statutory law and prosecutions in which she has extensive experience and regularly acts and appears for councils, statutory authorities and other bodies in both advising to and prosecuting offences, including under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Vic), the Domestic Animals Act 1994 (Vic), the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) and local laws. 

Maria also acts in the defence of civil claims and judicial review proceedings brought against decisions and actions taken by councils, statutory authorities and other bodies in all levels of the court hierarchy, from the Magistrates’ Court to the Supreme Court, as well as in the review of decisions made to the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal. 

Maria has worked with a variety of different clients in both the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including individuals, publicly listed and private companies, charitable boards and not-for-profit organisations, statutory authorities, councils, litigation funders, insurers, directors and insolvency practitioners. Maria’s ability to expertly deal with all issues, no matter how big or small, in a pragmatic, efficient and strategic manner, adapting to the differing needs of her clients is a testament to her experience and expertise.

Expertise:

• Administrative law
• Commercial and contractual disputes
• Corporations Law including directors duties
• Debt recovery
• Defamation
• Disputes under the Australian Consumer Law
• Insolvency (acting on behalf of liquidators, companies, directors and other third parties affected by insolvency)
• Insurance-related matters (acting on behalf of insurers, claimants and defendants to actions commenced by insurers)
• Lease and property law disputes
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Professional negligence cases
• Prosecutions
• Trademark and copyright disputes
• Wills and estate disputes

Accreditations & memberships

• Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Hellenic Australian Lawyers
• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
• Member of Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Victoria (WIRV)
• Recognised and included in the 13th and 14th Editions of The Best Lawyers in Australia in the category of Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Michael Bromby has practised law in Melbourne for more than 40 years and has a broad depth of experience and developed skills in commercial law.

His enhanced legal expertise enables him to provide his clients with practical and strategic legal advice covering a range of areas — always focusing on providing cost-effective strategies and solutions to achieve the best outcomes for his clients. 

Michael has a diverse client base built up over his many years of practice — international and national companies, long-standing family businesses, not-for-profits, sporting organisations, local government, owners corporations, and individuals. Many of Michael’s clients are referred to him from accounting and financial advising firms, barristers, and other legal practices.

Michael’s areas of practice encompass general commercial and property law, company law and trusts, contract law and disputes, estate planning and wills, advice relating to contested wills, advice to organisations, directors and shareholders concerning corporate governance issues, and to parties involved in family and property-related disputes. 

Respected by his clients, Michael has provided practical and sensible advice for decades.

Expertise:

• Commercial
• Estate planning & disputes

Accreditations & memberships:

• Member of the Law Institute of Victoria