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Cooper Grace Ward’s litigators are known for their strategic, commercial and practical approach. The team builds relationships with clients to run cases in a way that suits their situation and resources. Often that involves resolving disputes through negotiation outside the court process. Other times – where their clients want to run cases to trial - their commercial litigation lawyers have the experience, expertise and resources to strongly represent their interests.

Cooper Grace Ward is one of the largest commercial litigation law firms in Brisbane, as such, they handle all types of disputes and legal representation including:

  • business disputes and litigation​complex commercial litigation
  • construction disputes and litigation
  • corporate and regulatory litigation
  • crisis situations
  • debt recovery
  • defamation
  • insolvency         
  • intellectual property protection and infringement
  • international and cross-jurisdiction litigation
  • investigations by statutory authorities and commissions of inquiry
  • mediation and alternative dispute resolution
  • professional liability cases
  • property and leasing disputes
  • security enforcement and banking litigation
  • taxation disputes
  • wills and estate litigation.



Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Australia
5
Band 5
What the team is known for

Cooper Grace Ward maintains a respected Brisbane disputes practice, active on behalf of several of Australia's leading companies across a broad range of disputes, generally involving a significant Queensland connection, though the group is also experienced in the handling of superior court litigation in both New South Wales and Victoria. In addition to mandates affecting major players in the consumer goods, financial services and property industries, the team is increasingly active on behalf of high net worth and other publicly prominent individuals, and often also of their associated family trusts. It is also well known for advising clients on their interaction with official commissions of inquiry. Key clients include Golden Vision Retail, Newclip Technics and Circa Contemporary Circus.

Work Highlights

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  • Cooper Grace Ward represented Lakeba Group in New South Wales Supreme Court proceedings brought by shareholders.

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Notable Practitioners

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Rocco Russo
4
Rocco Russo
4
Band 4

Rocco Russo both leads the Cooper Grace Ward disputes practice and generally takes the lead on key mandates, operating across an impressively varied range of business and industry sectors and dispute types. He is based in Brisbane.

"Rocco is an outstanding litigation lawyer. He heads his highly competent team but remains very hands-on to steer the matter to the client's satisfaction. He provides clear and sensible advice, which always shows his comprehensive understanding of the facts, the law and the commercial context of any dispute."

"Rocco is a genuine leader of the profession. He has built a high-performing team, with very high-service standards operating at the highest technical levels."

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Rocco Russo
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Rocco Russo
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