Meet the Piper Alderman Sydney Team
Our leading practitioners offer extensive experience advising on regulatory matters, corporate governance, compliance and risk management.
Partner
Andrea Beatty
t: +61 292 533 818
e: abeatty@piperalderman.com.au
Andrea specialises in financial services, banking and corporate law. Andrea brings legal capability and insight into regulatory matters, corporate governance, compliance and risk management. She assists her clients to adapt to the changing regulatory landscape to ensure they meet the expectations of their customers and shareholders and regulators.
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Andrea’s expertise extends to designing and conducting a broad range of financial services training for financial services providers, their senior executives and responsible managers, legal & compliance officers, consumer advocates and lawyers.
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For more information on Andrea, see here.
Principal
George Halikiotis
t: +61 292 539 950
e: ghalikiotis@piperalderman.com.au
George has been providing specialist legal advice to the corporate and commercial sector for over 23 years. He has an outstanding reputation for his expertise in capital raising, restructuring, business succession planning and mergers & acquisitions.
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George is also highly skilled in superannuation law compliance, asset protection strategies and estate planning.
His practice has evolved to meet the changing needs of his clients such as boutique capital and corporate advisory firms, SME's, financial planning practices and high net worth individuals.
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Associate
Mark Dehaini
t: +61 292 533 823
e: mdehaini@piperalderman.com.au
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Mark is a lawyer working in Piper Alderman's financial services and regulatory practice. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mark gained experience in the financial services industry working as a banking consultant with ANZ.
Mark has experience acting for and advising financial services clients in a variety of areas including regulatory compliance, financial services regulation, Australian Credit Licence (ACL) and Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) applications, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing including preparing and auditing AML/CTF Programs and providing advice on registration, blockchain and privacy law.
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Mark graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2020 with a Juris Doctor (Distinction) and is admitted to practice law in New South Wales. Mark also graduated from Deakin University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of International Studies.
Lawyer
Jordan Markezic
t: +61 292 533 839
e: jmarkezic@piperalderman.com.au
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Jordan Markezic is a lawyer in the Piper Alderman Financial Services and Fintech Group. He advises on various regulatory issues arising out of the Corporations, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, National Consumer Credit Protection, Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers, and Privacy Acts. Jordan also has experience advising on banking and finance transactions, including debt financing and general corporate lending.
Jordan has assisted with commercial litigation with respect to competition law breaches and disputes regarding managed investment schemes, and due diligence for corporate merger and acquisition matters.
Jordan is a registered justice of the peace in New South Wales.
Graduate Lawyer
Jennifer Fu
t: +61 292 533 822
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Jennifer is a graduate lawyer working in Piper Alderman's financial services and regulatory practice. Prior to joining Piper Alderman, Jennifer gained experience in the private tax advisory and banking and finance space at Deloitte and HWL Ebsworth, respectively.
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Jennifer graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2023 with a Bachelor of Commerce/Law (Distinction), majoring in Finance.
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Jennifer is currently working towards being admitted in September of 2024.
