The Legal Team at O'Donnell Salzano Lawyers
Legal Team

Jeremy Salzano

Director
T: +61 414 531 466
E: jsalzano@oslaw.com.au

Jeremy is a senior commercial transactions lawyer supporting clients in a broad range of industry sectors. His clients include publicly listed and privately held companies and local government and statutory bodies.

Jeremy specialises in commercial negotiations, advice and drafting with a particular emphasis on mitigating the legal risks inevitably arising from commercial dealings. He is the Director in charge of our commercial transactions team.

Before founding O’Donnell Salzano Lawyers some 20 years ago, Jeremy worked in large private legal practices and in house with a telecommunications multi-national.

Carole Timmins

Director
T: +61 427 177 393
E: ctimmins@oslaw.com.au

Carole is a senior lawyer with extensive experience in general commercial litigation and dispute resolution. She has acted in proceedings in all Victorian and Federal courts and also interstate superior courts. Carole also practices in administrative law and has represented numerous statutory authorities and professional regulators. In addition to these areas of practice, Carole has substantial expertise in general commercial law and transactions.

James Rashleigh

Director
T: +61 425 811 535
E: jrashleigh@oslaw.com.au

James is a senior commercial and property lawyer and has particular expertise in complex property dealings, commercial leasing, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, corporate structuring and commercial contracts.

James acts for a broad base of clients ranging from publicly listed companies, statutory bodies and local councils to private individuals.

Frank O'Donnell

Special Counsel
T: +61 3 9642 2400
E: fodonnell@oslaw.com.au

Frank has extensive expertise and experience in all areas of commercial litigation. Along with Jeremy Salzano, he founded O'Donnell Salzano Lawyers more than 20 years ago and headed a strong commercial dispute resolution team. Frank is now Special Counsel at O'Donnell Salzano Lawyers and has a wealth of expertise based on a career conducting litigation in all jurisdictions in all States and Territories of Australia, and across a broad range of areas including:

  • Administrative Law
  • Banking and finance
  • Competition and Consumer Law
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Defamation
  • Employment
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Partnership
  • Property
  • Securities
  • Trusts & Wills

Ashton Hardstaff

Solicitor
T: +61 427 152 899
E: ahardstaff@oslaw.com.au

Ashton was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2020 and relocated to Victoria in early 2021.

Ashton has gained experience in commercial and property matters, including commercial leasing, conveyancing, option deeds, joint venture agreements, sale contracts, and has acted for a number of national developers on a range of developments including commercial, regional, and residential developments.