Tony is an Accredited Specialist in business law with over thirty five years experience in corporate practice. He is also a Notary Public and has dealt with hundreds of international legal matters both private and corporate.

Tony is the Senior Corporate Partner of Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams with law and commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne. His special interest and experience lies in the following areas:

• intellectual property
• trade practices
• companies
• partnerships
• trusts

Tony has completed the world intellectual property organisation course for mediators in intellectual property disputes and also on international patent protection. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Notaries of Victoria and a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Notaries.

Tony acts as an honorary solicitor for a variety of sporting and community bodies and balances his commitments with an exercise program of rowing, cycling and other sports.