Finance
Colin Adams
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5106
Email cadams@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1982 and after working for the firm for six years became a Partner in 1988.
Colin has a wide range of experience in litigious matters including contract breaches, banking and financial law, corporate and personal insolvency, and trade practices matters.
A significant part of Colin’s work involves the provision of advice to many clients in respect to corporations law and general contract and commercial issues.
Experience
As an adjunct to his legal pursuits Colin is also a member of the Australian Tax Institute and is a qualified mediator. Colin also has directorships in private companies involved with aquaculture and property investment. In his spare time Colin is active in many sporting pursuits including deep sea diving and Australian Rules Football.
Paula Sutherland
Senior Associate
Phone (03) 6235 5166
Email psutherland@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Paula practises in commercial litigation, in particular dispute resolution including enforcement and execution of judgments, banking and finance law, corporate and personal insolvency as well as contractual and tenancy disputes and regularly appears in the Supreme, Federal and Magistrates Courts. She acts for both corporate clients and individuals. Paula successfully completed the postgraduate Advanced Insolvency course through the University of Southern Queensland in 2008.
Experience
Paula graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2003 with a Commerce/Law degree and commenced practice in a Hobart firm in 2004 and practiced in general and commercial litigation. Paula joined Page Seager in 2007 and has worked in the commercial litigation department exclusively.
Prior to graduation Paula worked for the Tasmanian State Revenue Office in a supervisory role overseeing the administration of various state taxes and stamp duty.
Jessica Barnes
Lawyer
Phone (03) 6235 5191
Email jbarnes@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Jessica joined Page Seager in 2010 as a lawyer in the firm’s corporate and commercial group. Her main focus areas of law include Government, Mergers and Acquisitions, Franchising, Intellectual Property and Corporate Advisory and Business Structures advice.
Experience
Jessica completed a Bachelor of Arts and Laws at the University of Tasmania in 2006. She then spent two years as corporate lawyer for a Tasmanian government business enterprise whilst also seconded at a Hobart law firm. Jessica has a background in corporate and commercial law, statutory review and interpretation, government compliance, planning and property law.
Adrian Tan
Associate
Phone (03) 6235 5160
Email atan@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Adrian joined Page Seager in 2007 after having practised as a Barrister and Solicitor in Malaysia. He previously worked for another Hobart legal firm before commencing with Page Seager. Adrian is an Associate in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Group. He focuses in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Property and Finance.
Experience
Adrian completed a Bachelor of Economics and Laws from the University of Tasmania in 1997. He speaks fluent Mandarin and Malay, and basic Cantonese dialect.
Gerry Connolly
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5120
Email gconnolly@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Gerry has strong experience in corporate finance, including acquisition finance, project finance and secured lending. He also has considerable experience in advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate structures and restructures.
His main focus areas of law include Energy and Resources, Finance and Security, Government, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Advisory and Business Structures advice.
Experience
Gerry practised in Ireland for a number of years in the corporate / finance team of a leading Irish corporate firm before moving to Australia in 2002. Before joining Page Seager in 2009 as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial group, he spent a number of years practising in the structured finance team of a high profile international law firm before spending a year as a corporate lawyer with National Australia Bank and a number of years as a corporate lawyer with Hydro Tasmania.
Justin Hill
Partner
Phone (03) 6235 5143
Email justinhill@pageseager.com.au
Experience & Specialties
Justin is partner in our Corporate and Commercial Group. Justin specialises in general corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on corporate advisory, finance, mergers and acquisitions, trusts, corporate structures and restructures, superannuation and franchising. Justin also has experience advising on fundraising, ASX listing rules, directors’ duties and Corporations Law Compliance.
Background
Justin has a first class honours degree in Commerce, a Masters in Law from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.
Before joining Page Seager in 2012 as a partner, Justin worked as in-house counsel for Deutsche Bank, a global investment bank, in Sydney for 5 years. Prior to working with Deutsche Bank, Justin was principal counsel in the institutional markets and investment division of National Australia Bank. Justin also practised for a number of years in the mergers and acquisitions team of a high profile international law firm.
Megan Woodward
Lawyer
Phone (03) 6235 5149
Email mwoodward@pageseager.com.au
Specialities
Megan is a Lawyer within the Corporate and Commercial group at Page Seager. Her main focus areas of law include Finance and Security, Corporate Advisory, Energy and Resources, Franchising, Mergers and Acquisitions and Government.
Experience
Megan graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law. In 2009 she completed the Professional Legal Training Program and commenced employment at Page Seager. Megan spent a year working in the firm’s General and Commercial Litigation areas before moving to the Corporate and Commercial group.
We have a diverse client base which includes banks and other financial institutions, private and public corporations, lenders, superannuation funds and financial planners.
- Acquisition financing, including Management Buy-Outs and Leveraged Buy-Outs;
- Asset finance;
- Project finance,
- Construction and development finance; and
- Financing property developments.
The Finance Group draws on the special skills and technical knowledge of lawyers from other parts of the firm including commercial property, construction and infrastructure, insolvency and commercial litigation enhancing its ability to deliver practical and commercial solutions to our clients.