Rocco Russo
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Dispute Resolution
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(07) 3231 2468Share profile
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About
Provided by Rocco Russo
Practice Areas
Rocco is an internationally recognised dispute resolution lawyer with expertise in court and tribunal matters, advocacy, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution.
He works across Australia to resolve disputes in the corporate and commercial, construction, property, insolvency, defamation and intellectual property fields, as well as representing clients in corporate investigations and commissions of inquiry. He has specific experience in complex, high value, business critical disputes, and has led large multi-disciplinary project teams in significant and high profile cases.
Rocco has been consistently ranked as a leading individual for dispute resolution in Australia in both Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global for more than 10 consecutive years. During this time, Rocco has also achieved the highest ranking of any Brisbane-based dispute resolution lawyer.
Rocco is recognised for his expertise in:
- Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation
- Regulatory matters and investigations
- Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry
- Building and construction disputes
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Property and leasing disputes
- Defamation
- Intellectual property litigation.
Rocco has an established track record of securing successful outcomes for clients in court as well as through mediation or out of court negotiation. He is frequently called upon by a range of clients that include business owners, prominent individuals, boards, CEOs and senior management to assist with strategy on business disputes and risk issues.
Rocco’s breadth of commercial experience in significant cases across a variety of areas and industries means he has unique skills and insights that allow him to deliver client-focused results. He is well known for his ability to bring clear, strategic and practical thinking to dispute situations.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rocco can deal with the most challenging of cases with good humour and real skill."
"Rocco's particular strengths are client management and overall strategy."
"He is very friendly, easy to talk to and has been very professional to me and the team throughout the process."
"Rocco can deal with the most challenging of cases with good humour and real skill."
"Rocco's particular strengths are client management and overall strategy."
"He is very friendly, easy to talk to and has been very professional to me and the team throughout the process."