A team of highly regarded business disputes lawyers in Australia — Matthew Critchley, Alicia Salvo, and Brendon Clarke — will join Jones Day as Partners in its Global Disputes Practice, based in the Firm’s Melbourne Office.
Jones Day has been serving clients in Australia since 1998 with a growing team of more than 100 lawyers spread across its four offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
“The arrival of these three talented partners further strengthens our ability to serve our clients with respect to their domestic and cross-border business disputes in Australia,” said Chris Lovrien, Jones Day’s Partner-in-Charge of Australia. “I am delighted to work alongside Matt, Alicia, and Brendon, and it is my privilege to welcome them to Jones Day.”
At Jones Day, the three new partners join a team of more than 200 lawyers in the Global Disputes Practice, who are located in more than 25 business centers worldwide. The group serves clients in the most challenging jurisdictions around the world and in some of the highest-value disputes in those jurisdictions. The trio will collaborate with their Global Disputes colleagues to help clients successfully resolve disputes wherever they arise, whether through litigation, arbitration or some combination of the two.
“Matt, Alicia, and Brendon are highly experienced and skilled disputes lawyers and I am excited that they are joining our growing team of talented lawyers in Australia,” said Sion Richards, who leads Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice. “Their particular focus in banking, insolvency, regulatory investigations, and technology is an excellent complement to our global strengths as a practice group, and I am delighted to welcome them to our team.”
Mr. Critchley is recognized as one of the leading commercial litigators in Melbourne and has represented clients in a wide range of major complex business disputes involving financial services, corporate governance, technology projects, insolvency matters and shareholder issues. He is well-respected for his strategic and commercially focused approach to commercial litigation and has led large teams of lawyers in high-profile, cross-border disputes. Mr. Critchley has been recognized as a leading commercial litigation and disputes resolution lawyer by Doyle’s Guide, Best Lawyers Peer Review and Legal 500. He earned his law degree from Flinders University.
“Matt, Alicia, and Brendon have established track records of delivering exceptional results for clients in some of the most high-stakes commercial disputes involving companies in Australia,” said Niv Tadmore, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Melbourne Office. “They are well-respected in the Melbourne legal and business community. The arrival of this top-notch litigation team is part of our broader growth strategy in Melbourne.”
Ms. Salvo is a commercial litigator with extensive experience representing clients in insolvency and banking litigation, including large-scale fraud, urgent injunctions, freezing orders and asset tracing investigations. She frequently advises insolvency practitioners, landlords, financiers, corporate boards and creditors in connection with high-stakes restructurings, debt recovery and formal insolvency arrangements. Ms. Salvo has been recognized as a leading commercial litigation and disputes resolution lawyer by Doyle’s Guide, Best Lawyers in Australia, and Legal 500. She earned her law degree from the University of Melbourne.
Mr. Clarke advises clients in large-scale, complex disputes and regulatory investigations involving in-depth forensic investigation and analysis, with a particular focus on matters in the financial services and technology sectors. He has experience assisting major corporations with navigating some of their most significant regulatory exposures, including responses to investigations and enforcement actions by the ASIC, ACCC, Privacy Commissioner, AMCA, ATO and Revenue NSW. Mr. Clarke has been recognized for excellence by Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in Australia. He earned his law degree from Victoria University of Wellington.
“My colleagues and I have always admired Jones Day’s reputation for excellence in handling complex international business disputes with a collaborative approach that enables the firm to mobilize the right team for each client matter, across regions and legal disciplines,” said Mr. Critchley. “Alicia, Brendon and I are eager to work with our new colleagues around the world and right here in Melbourne on our clients’ most consequential global disputes.”
