Jane Salveson
Special Counsel, Melbourne
I bring over 30 years of legal experience and risk and reputational management experience to the firm. I am known for my dispute resolution practice, having advised and acted for public and private sector clients across a broad range of complex and high profile commercial disputes and litigation matters.

My practice spans regulatory compliance and disputes, administrative and public law, banking and finance litigation and insolvency and restructuring. In my broader practice, I represent clients in mediations, corporate recoveries, financial transactions, leasing and contractual disputes, partnerships, joint ventures and shareholder disputes.

I also have specialist experience acting for both beneficiaries and executors in estate matters including litigation and advisory work dealing with issues and challenges to the validity of wills, interpretation of wills and trusts, applications against erring executors, applications to remove trustees, applications for advice and direction by executors and trustees, and testator's family maintenance claims under Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958. I've also advised overseas executors dealing with assets in Australia and arranged for probate resealing.

Career highlights

  • I advised the receivers in the insolvency of the Great Southern managed investment schemes with regard to complex ownership issues between stakeholders.
  • I have extensive experience acting for both beneficiaries and trustees and executors, dealing with issues and challenges to wills and trusts.
  • I provide pro bono legal assistance to disadvantaged individuals and charitable organisations through referrals received from Justice Connect and other networks.