Mihali Palassis is a senior associate in Lavan’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution team.
Mihali has significant experience acting as counsel and instructor on various high profile and complex disputes in all major Western Australian courts, the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia. He is also experienced in resolving mining tenement disputes before the Warden and the Warden’s Court.
Mihali is a commercial litigator with a primary focus on the energy and resources sector, in particular issues arising from mining tenure and infrastructure. He has also acted for public, listed entities in relation to various corporate matters, including claims pertaining to directors’ duties, oppression and misleading or deceptive conduct.
Mihali sits on the Energy and Resources Law Association (formerly AMPLA) State Committee, where he is also the Learning & Development Coordinator.
Litigation
Dispute Resolution
Commercial dispute management and risk advice
Project litigation
Corporate disputes
Consumer law
Competition and Regulatory
Bachelor of Laws
University of Notre Dame (2015)
Bachelor of Arts (Politics)
University of Notre Dame (2015)
Post-Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
College of Law (2016)
Masters of Law
University of Melbourne (in progress)
Supreme Court of Western Australia (2016)
High Court of Australia (2016)
Law Society of Western Australia
Energy and Resources Law Association (formerly AMPLA)
