Headquarters:
Level 1, 4 Riverside Quay, Southbank, VIC 3006
Year founded:
1993
Number of employees:
9 partners and 37 employees
Phone:
03 8825 4800
Email:
info@kkilawyers.com.au
Website:
kkilawyers.com.au
LinkedIn:
au.linkedin.com/company/kalus-kenny-intelex
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
KALUS KENNY INTELEX
Henry Kalus
Partner
Jonathan Kenny
Partner
Sven Burchartz
Partner
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Henry is a trusted advisor to many of Melbourne’s most talented and successful businesspeople, entrepreneurs, developers, lenders and investors. Working across a range of disciplines and industries, he is a thought leader, problem solver and go-to person who brings his creativity, intuition, integrity, and legal and commercial experience to all manner of entrepreneurial activities. And the more complex, the better. Whether in the nature of property, business, investment, or succession, Henry is all about understanding his clients and their appetite for risk so they can help them structure their affairs to maximise the upside and minimise the downside.
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Henry Kalus
For more than 30 years, Jonathan has built a reputation for managing complex and difficult disputes. A firm believer that a Court is not the only – and often not the best way – to resolve a dispute, he works hard to understand what his clients are seeking to achieve. He provides advice not only on how to resolve a case but also on the likelihood of success.
Partner
Jonathan Kenny
Sven has years of significant experience and outcomes in a senior advisory capacity in complex commercial dispute resolution and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and major commercial and financial transactions. This includes working closely with Boards and executive management, increasingly for and within international jurisdictions.
Sven has spent the past 30 years helping people build and protect their businesses. He manages and advises on how to achieve the best commercial outcome and avoid and resolve disputes, often as the lead negotiator on their significant business transactions.
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Sven Burchartz
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
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“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
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Fidelity
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Steven Apostolou
Partner
Steve is a highly regarded and experienced commercial property lawyer who has been involved in numerous multimillion-dollar matters ranging from site acquisition to sales and resales. He works closely with some of Melbourne’s most prominent and successful property developers and businesspeople.
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Steven Apostolou
Lisa Fowler
Partner
Lisa’s love of all property-related matters makes natural sense for her to specialise in property law. Whether it’s negotiating the sale of land contracts for development sites, negotiating bespoke development agreements, undertaking large-scale due diligence on commercial/retail properties, drafting commercial/retail leases and agreements, or giving advice on specific property law issues, she is 100% committed to doing the best job possible for clients.
Lisa is a confident communicator with a strong ability to negotiate under pressure. She immerses herself in every project and brings a calm and measured approach to every legal issue.
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Lisa Fowler
For nearly 30 years, award-winning law firm Kalus Kenny Intelex (KKI) has been providing expert legal and proactive strategic advice to some of Melbourne’s most successful entrepreneurs, businesspeople, property developers, and wealthy individuals and families. How KKI works with clients sets it apart from others in the profession, says partner Sven Burchartz. The firm’s approach has earned for it a string of nominations and awards, including recognition as one of Australia’s fastest-growing law firms in 2021 and 2022.
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
Heather Richardson
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
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Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Heather Richardson
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
Partner
Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Heather Richardson
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
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Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
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President, Underwriting Division
“We view the law differently through our collective experiences. We have expertise in wide-ranging sectors that enable us to offer outstanding commercial, property and dispute resolution advice as well as acting for families with family law, estate planning and generational wealth protection,” Burchartz explains.
The lawyers at KKI offer considerable commercial and legal experience in many industry sectors, including building and construction, real estate, motorsport, business and private advisory, and professional services. In commercial law, KKI advises on asset protection and risk management; business structuring; succession and transactions; commercial agreements and contracts; corporate governance; business mergers; sale and purchases; trusts; and navigating commercial, consumer and privacy law.
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