Rodd Peters
Commercial, Media & European Lawyers

Level 6, 20 Loftus Street
Sydney 2000

Tel: +61 2 9241 6677

Fax: +61 2 9241 6699

Email: rodd@rplawyers.com.au

Lawyer Profiles

Rodd Peters Douglas Linnette Beatrice Stuber
Fréderic Venière Katrina Dunn Grace Hur

rodd peters

Date of Admissions: Solicitor Australian Capital Territory 2003.
Solicitor New South Wales 1993.
Barrister New South Wales and High Court of Australia 1985.
Areas of practice: Commercial transactions and structuring of businesses and commercial litigation with emphasis in the publishing and media industry.
Qualifications: Master of Laws (Hons) (Cambridge University) 1985
Bachelor of Laws 1984.
Full-time appointments:
  • Partner, Rodd Peters Commercial, Media and European Lawyers
  • Barrister Sydney 1985-1993.
Part-time appointments: Advisor to various company boards including the Australian Newsagents Federation of Australia and compliance committee
for a public property trust.
Contact Details: Telephone: +61 2 9241 6677
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: rodd@rplawyers.com.au

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douglas linnette

Date of Admissions: ACT 2003, NSW 2000, England & Wales 1994.
Areas of practice and specialisation: Information technology law, commercial transactions and company law, commercial litigation, IP, employment law and English law.
Qualifications: LLB (Hons) Solicitor.
Full-time appointments:
  • Partner, Rodd Peters Commercial, Media and European Lawyers.
  • General Counsel - Flynet Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Wilde & Partners Solicitors, London, United Kingdom
Contact Details: Telephone: +61 2 9241 6677
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: douglas@rplawyers.com.au

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beatrice stuber
In German In German
Date of Admissions: Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia - 2003.
Notary of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland - 2000.
Lawyer, Switzerland - 1998.
Areas of practice: Beatrice is a consultant to the firm in:

- all areas of Swiss Law, and

- matters involving legal issues in Switzerland and Australia including general commercial and company law, estate administration and estate planning, tax law, agency & trade agreements, debt recovery.
Qualifications: DIP LAW, University of Sydney (2003).
Notary, University of Berne, Switzerland (2000).
Master of Laws (Lic. Iur.), University of Berne, Switzerland (1998).
Part-time appointments:
  • President of the Swiss Community Care Society.
  • Associate Board Member of the Allambie Lutheran Homes Inc.
Contact Details:
(in Australia)
Telephone: +61 2 9241 6677
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: beatrice@rplawyers.com.au
Contact Details:
(in Switzerland)
Telephone: +41 31 326 10 30
Facsimile: +41 31 326 10 39
Email: beatrice@rplawyers.com.au

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fréderic venière

In French In French
Date of Admissions: Avocat – Paris Bar Association: 1992
Areas of practice: French commercial and corporate law, as well as IT law, negotiation, litigation and drafting of contracts for large corporations and governments. French Polynesian and New Caledonian law; Consulting to companies and governments who are tendering in France and in former French territories.

Fréderic has acquired this experience over the past 20 years in major Paris based law firms and also in various French territories.

Fréderic set up and ran a law firm in Tahiti for 4 years on behalf of one of France’s large law firms. Fréderic also had significant experience in Africa (he was in charge of the legal aspects of privatization of water and electricity in Chad) and in the Middle East (drafting of the new telecommunication laws in Lebanon).
Qualifications: Doctor in law (PhD), 1989 at University of Lille; Diploma in advanced specialized studies in management (1985); Diploma in advanced studies in business law (1984); Master in international business law (University of Sorbonne, Paris I, 1984).
Full-time appointments:
  • Special Counsel at Rodd Peters commercial media and European lawyers (2008)
  • Avocat, Founder and managing partner of Salans law firm Tahiti (2004-2007)
  • Avocat Of-Counsel at Salans law firm Paris (2000-2004)
  • Avocat at Deloitte&Touche legal in Paris (1992-2000)
  • Avocat at Calan Rammolino Paris (1988-1992)
  • Parliamentary assistant to French parliament member and former agricultural minister, Mr Philippe Vasseur.
Contact Details: Telephone: + 61 2 9241 6202
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: frederic@rplawyers.com.au

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katrina dunn

Date of Admissions: Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2008. Solicitor, High Court of Australia, 2009
Areas of practice: Corporate law; mergers & acquisitions; debt capital markets; structured finance; banking and finance; commercial litigation; Australian administrative law and public law litigation.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce (Management), 2007.
Full-time appointments:
  • Solicitor, Rodd Peters Commercial, Media and European Lawyers
  • Solicitor, Clayton Utz (2006-2009)
  • Life Member and Past President, Australian Law Students’ Association (since 2003)

Prior to joining Rodd Peters Commercial, Media & European Lawyers, Katrina worked at a top-tier law firm in the areas of securitisation, debt capital markets, banking and finance, corporate law, public takeovers, M&A and public law litigation.

She regularly appeared in the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates’ Court of Australia on behalf of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and has instructed in litigious matters conducted in the High Court of Australia. Katrina is particularly interested in international affairs and is currently undertaking a Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney.

Contact Details: Telephone: + 61 2 9241 6677
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: katrina@rplawyers.com.au

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grace hur

Date of Admissions: Solicitor New South Wales 2008
Areas of practice: Commercial litigation and trade practices law
Qualifications: Bachelor of Politics (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws 2007
Full-time appointments:
  • Solicitor, Rodd Peters Commercial, Media and European Lawyers - current
    Tipstaff/Research Associate to a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • Legal Officer, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal.

Prior to joining the firm, Grace served as Tipstaff/Research Associate to a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Previously, she worked as a legal officer with the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and was involved in the legal reform of competition legislation and the justice system in Australia.

Contact Details: Telephone: + 61 2 9241 6677
Facsimile: + 61 2 9241 6699
Email: grace@rplawyers.com.au

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