DARIAN IACONO

Solicitor/Director

JOHN DENES

Senior Consultant

Michael Dunkel

Senior Consultant

Michael Dunkel established the firm which was later to be known as Denes Ebner in 1969. Michael consults in several areas of the law and provides the firm with in depth knowledge in revenue law, trusts, commercial and international transactions including inward and outward investment.

He advises well-known business figures and companies and he is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a Chartered Tax Adviser. Michael’s experience spans over 50 years of practice in which he has provided clients with professional expertise in acquisition and sales of major ventures of all kinds, structuring business transactions, advising clients in most business areas assisting clients in their on-going commercial activities with matters requiring legal input. Admitted as a solicitor 15 March 1968.

Robert Ebner

Senior Consultant

Robert Ebner, a former partner of Denes Ebner, has extensive experience in the areas of property development, conveyancing (specialising in commercial leasing) joint ventures, wills and commercial law matters.

Robert currently acts as an honorary solicitor for several benevolent organisations and was formerly the Honorary Consul of the United Republic of Tanzania in Sydney. Admitted as a solicitor 12/05/1967. Robert recently celebrated 50 years in practice.

Leon Ratner

Senior Consultant

After graduating from Sydney and admitted in 1968, Leon Ratner had conducted his legal training with a well-known commercial firm (Hickson Lakeman & Holcombe).  Leon practised as a sole practitioner for 34 years before partnering with Darian Iacono reflecting a fusion between the old and the new.  Leon’s talents lie in his vast knowledge of property law including in depth old system title and contract law. Quite simply, he has been practising long enough that he has seen it all before.

ALAN SEGAL

Senior Consultant

Alan Segal has been an Accredited Specialist in Property Law since 1997, and holds a Professional Certificate in Arbitration. Alan has extensive experience in a wide range of property matters, including buying and selling off the plan, easements, strata, surveying, valuation, tenancy and construction disputes. Alan also has experience in a wide range of commercial and litigation matters, including partnerships, franchising, agreements, negligence claims, elder law, and estates. He has conducted matters in jurisdictions, ranging from tribunals and Local Courts to the High Court of Australia. From 1982 until joining &Legal in July 2019, Alan has been the principal of his own practice, while having also worked with major legal practices in the CBD.

KENDELL FAIRLEY

Senior Solicitor

Kendell has been practising as a solicitor for over 20 years (admitted on 6 June 1997), predominantly in smaller general practice firms where she has gained extensive experience in a broad range of areas across the legal landscape.  For the last 10 years Kendell has focused on property, commercial and estate matters offering advice and assistance to clients on the purchase and sale of residential and commercial property, development of property, commercial and retail leasing, purchase and sale of business, mortgages, probate and estate litigation matters.  Kendell is client service oriented with attention to detail and efficient advice, her goal in every transaction.

JADE SMITH

Solicitor

Jade joined & Legal as an experienced property lawyer in August 2019. Since joining & Legal, Jade has completed transactions worth over $400m.

Prior to joining, Jade worked in a boutique Surry Hills law firm for 3 years where her practice involved conveyancing, commercial law, property and estates litigation, probate and family law matters.

Jade’s interest in the law developed following extensive property management experience whilst working in the commercial, retail and residential real estate industry, eventually leading to the completion of a LLB at the University of Notre Dame.

As a result of Jade’s lengthy experience, she has developed a client centric focus, ensuring that her clients receive exceptional service in keeping with their specific objectives.

She adopts the approach that all clients are different and that their needs are different, and therefore their interests are best served through understanding their individual requirements and communicating with them in clear and concise terms.

JAN ROSS

Senior Paralegal

Jan is a skilled and dedicated Senior Paralegal. Jan, who has worked with John Denes for over 30 years, joined & Legal with John and the Denes Ebner team in July 2013. Jan supports John in his practice, specialising in all facets of Property and, Wills and Estates matters.

SHIRLEY LIANG

Senior Paralegal

Shirley is a senior property paralegal with over 20 years of legal experience in broad areas of law ranging from property, commercial transactions to litigation. Shirley is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and is well equipped to assist Chinese clients.
Prior to joining & Legal, Shirley worked in top tier law firms specialising in all aspects and manner of property sale and purchase, both for individuals and developers.

Shirley’s former and existing clients include Listed Property Trusts, Private Development and Investment Companies, Major Corporates and Multinationals, Federal and State Government owned entities, Retirement Village Owners and Operators.

Bubbly as ever, you would never know that most of her time is spent on the phone yelling at banks to make sure that your settlement happens on time.