Ian Nathaniel Email & Phone Number

I am a Dispute Resolution partner with over 25 years’ litigation experience managing large to medium scale commercial disputes. I specialise in corporate, commercial, trade practices and insurance litigation, and have worked across a range of industries including, manufacturing, automotive, transport and logistics, health and life sciences, pharmaceutical and agribusiness.I have represented clients on a range of cases in all jurisdictions nationally. I have had the conduct of commercial and insurance litigation proceedings in the US, UK and Europe and have given advice in international arbitration matters in the US and Canada. I have expertise in:• managing Royal Commissions and quasi-judicial proceedings nationally for directors and officers• contract disputes involving quantum’s of $1M to $250M• group or class action defences• corporate disputes including hostile take overs, oppression actions, directors and officers duty litigation including defences to actions brought by ASIC, APRA, ACCC and ATO• cross border disputes, mediations and conciliations • legacy issues including environmental regulatory matters and insurance• all aspects of insurance law including D&O, professional indemnity and product liability• trade practices including consumer guarantees and competition law such as concerted practices, third line forcing and cartel conduct.

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and 8 others.

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  Partner

  Piper Alderman

  Jan 1992 - Present - Melbourne, Australia

  I lead a team of commercial ligation and dispute resolution lawyers, delivering timely commercial and professional legal advice to range of clients in Australia and overseas.