PH & Associates Law Firm

Your Trusted Legal Partner | Legal Expertise. Strategic Guidance.

PH & Associates Law Firm

Your Trusted Legal Partner | legal Expertise. Strategic Guidance.

About our Firm

PH & Associates Law Firm is a specialist private-client and commercial law firm advising individuals, family groups, investors, developers, business owners, and corporations on their most significant legal and commercial matters.

Operating from Melbourne’s legal precinct, we provide strategic legal counsel across mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial transactions, asset protection and structuring, property and development, complex family law matters, commercial litigation and constructions and infrastructure disputes.

We act as trusted advisers to private clients and businesses throughout Australia, assisting with business acquisitions and exits, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, wealth preservations structures, property transactions, family succession issues, and high-stakes litigation.

About our Firm

PH & Associates Law Firm is a specialist private-client and commercial law firm advising individuals, family groups, investors, developers, business owners, and corporations on their most significant legal and commercial matters.

Operating from Melbourne’s legal precinct, we provide strategic legal counsel across mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial transactions, asset protection and structuring, property and development, complex family law matters, commercial litigation and constructions and infrastructure disputes.

We act as trusted advisers to private clients and businesses throughout Australia, assisting with business acquisitions and exits, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, wealth preservations structures, property transactions, family succession issues, and high-stakes litigation.

Our Offices

PH & Associates Law Firm maintains offices in Melbourne CBD, Sorrento, and Mornington, and regularly advises and acts for clients in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland across a broad range of commercial, corporate, property, family, and litigation matters.

While our principal offices are located in Victoria, we regularly advise and represent clients in matters arising in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, working with individuals, family groups, investors, developers, business owners, and corporations across multiple jurisdictions.

Our People

Paul Hakim
Principal Lawyer

Paul Hakim is the Founder and Principal of PH & Associates Law Firm, a private-client and commercial law firm. He advises individuals, family groups, entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and corporations on complex legal, commercial, and strategic matters throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Paul’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, property and conveyancing, asset protection and structuring, family law matters involving significant asset pools, commercial litigation, construction and infrastructure disputes, and strategi advisory services for private clients and businesses.

He is admitted to practice as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria and holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Diploma in Banking and Finance, and a Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law.

Prior to establishing PH & Associates, Paul gained extensive experience at a national mid-tier law firm, where he acted in complex commercial litigation and corporate advisory matters. He subsequently practised across a range of boutique firms, developing broad expertise in commercial, property, family and dispute resolution matters, and advising clients across diverse industries and sectors.

Drawing upon a strong litigation background and significant transactional experience, Paul is recognised for delivering commercially astute, strategic and pragmatic legal advice. He works closely with clients to navigate complex transactions, resolve high-value disputes, protect personal and business assets, and achieve successful outcomes in matters where discretion, technical expertise and sound judgment are essential.

Paul’s approach is centred on building long-term trusted adviser relationships, providing sophisticated legal counsel tailored to the evolving needs of private clients, family enterprises, investors and corporations.

Contact

Paul Hakim

Founder & Principal

Mobile: +61 434 459 129

Email: paul@phandassociates.com.au

Matter Highlights Include:

  • Advised in complex multi-party proceedings and successful both in the Supreme Court of NSW and NSW Court of Appeal with costs awarded. The matter involved a dispute against an Incorporated Association and claims arising out of breach of Constitution and removal of its members.

  • Acted and advised in shareholder oppression claims involving complex multi-entity corporate structures.

  • Represented clients in contractual disputes across courts throughout Australia, including the Magistrates’ Court and County Court of Victoria, and the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Queensland.

  • Experienced in property and construction disputes. Acted and advised in property disputes, including representing clients in a multi-million-dollar building defect claim in a complex multi-party proceeding before the County Court of Victoria.

Paul Hakim
Principal Lawyer

Paul Hakim is the Founder and Principal of PH & Associates Law Firm, a private-client and commercial law firm. He advises individuals, family groups, entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and corporations on complex legal, commercial, and strategic matters throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Paul’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, property and conveyancing, asset protection and structuring, family law matters involving significant asset pools, commercial litigation, construction and infrastructure disputes, and strategi advisory services for private clients and businesses.

He is admitted to practice as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria and holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Diploma in Banking and Finance, and a Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law.

Prior to establishing PH & Associates, Paul gained extensive experience at a national mid-tier law firm, where he acted in complex commercial litigation and corporate advisory matters. He subsequently practised across a range of boutique firms, developing broad expertise in commercial, property, family and dispute resolution matters, and advising clients across diverse industries and sectors.

Drawing upon a strong litigation background and significant transactional experience, Paul is recognised for delivering commercially astute, strategic and pragmatic legal advice. He works closely with clients to navigate complex transactions, resolve high-value disputes, protect personal and business assets, and achieve successful outcomes in matters where discretion, technical expertise and sound judgment are essential.

Paul’s approach is centred on building long-term trusted adviser relationships, providing sophisticated legal counsel tailored to the evolving needs of private clients, family enterprises, investors and corporations.

Contact

Paul Hakim

Founder & Principal

Mobile: +61 434 459 129

Email: paul@phandassociates.com.au

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