Many of our family law clients are business owners, professionals or high‑net‑worth individuals with companies, family trusts, self‑managed super and assets in multiple countries. We therefore combine specialist family law expertise with our tax, trusts, estates and commercial teams so that your parenting, property and financial arrangements are managed as one integrated strategy, not in separate silos. (Goldman Law)

We regularly deal with cross‑border divorces, international relocation, complex business valuations, restructuring after separation, and disputes over control of trusts or family entities. Our senior lawyers appear in the Federal Circuit and Family Court and higher courts, and are known for strong litigation skills while still prioritising negotiated outcomes where appropriate. (Goldman Law)

From the first 30‑minute strategy consult, we’ll map out your options (including “guided self‑help” and fixed‑fee models where suitable) so you understand the likely costs, timelines and best‑ and worst‑case scenarios before committing. (Goldman Law)

Our criminal practice is led by senior counsel with a strong court presence and a reported 99%+ success rate across defended matters. (Goldman Law) We focus on early strategy: analysing the brief, preserving evidence (including digital), managing risk to your professional registration or visa, and negotiating with police or prosecutors where appropriate.

We appear in Local, District and Supreme Courts and deal with a wide spectrum of matters, including fraud and financial crime, violence and domestic violence orders, regulatory offences and matters that intersect with family law or professional discipline (for example, doctors facing AVOs or criminal allegations). (Goldman Law)

Throughout, we’re clear about prospects, plea options and costs, and we integrate media and reputational considerations for high‑profile clients where needed.

Trusts & Wealth is one of the firm’s core private‑client practice areas. Our principal has more than 30 years’ experience in global wealth planning, and the firm has deep expertise in discretionary trusts, hybrid trusts, testamentary trusts, offshore trusts and foundations. (Goldman Law)

We design structures for asset protection, intergenerational wealth transfer, tax efficiency and succession planning, often in careers and sectors that are highly litigated (doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, directors). We also advise on reorganising legacy structures that have become tax‑inefficient or risky. (Goldman Law)

Being a STEP‑affiliated firm in trusts and estates, we’re comfortable coordinating with overseas advisers and family offices to ensure structures work across Australia, the UAE, Europe and beyond. (Goldman Law)

 Goldman Lawyers has long experience in medico‑legal disputes, regulatory investigations and health‑sector litigation. (Goldman Law) We act for doctors, surgeons, dentists and allied health practitioners in AHPRA investigations, hospital credentialing issues, Medicare and PSR matters, coronial investigations, disciplinary hearings and complex negligence claims.

We understand that many health professionals also have private practices, property and investments, so we link our Medical & Health team with our commercial, tax and asset‑protection lawyers to protect both your professional and personal balance sheet. (Goldman Law)

Where allegations overlap with criminal or family issues (for example, domestic violence, sexual assault or child‑related allegations), we coordinate strategy across those teams to minimise collateral damage to your license, reputation and future earning capacity. (Goldman Law)

Yes. Our Estates & Wills team handles both front‑end estate planning and back‑end estate litigation, including will disputes, family provision claims and complex cross‑border estates. We are recognised as leading senior lawyers in trusts, estates and wills and are STEP‑aligned. (Goldman Law)

On the planning side, we draft wills, testamentary and discretionary trusts, powers of attorney, enduring guardian appointments, superannuation death‑benefit nominations and bespoke structures for blended families and international assets. On the disputes side, we act in challenges to unfair wills, inheritance claims, mental‑capacity and guardianship disputes, and cross‑border succession issues where foreign forced‑heirship rules and tax regimes may apply. (Goldman Law)

We’ll usually start with a strategy consult to clarify whether negotiation, mediation or litigation is the best pathway and discuss whether litigation funding or alternative fee structures may be available in estate matters. (Goldman Law)

Our Commercial & Corporate (Commercial Structures) practice focuses on entrepreneurs, family offices, private investors and growth businesses in Australia and globally. (Goldman Law) We advise on entity structuring, shareholders’ and unitholders’ agreements, joint ventures, private equity deals, venture capital arrangements, corporate governance and director risk.

We also have a long track record in commercialising intellectual property and complex projects, including film and media financing, pharmaceutical and vaccine commercialisation, and high‑value technology deals, often using sophisticated funds and cross‑border tax‑driven structures. (Goldman Law)

Because our lawyers have been directly involved in fundraising and structured finance, our advice is not purely theoretical – we calibrate documentation to the commercial reality so that deals are bankable, tax‑efficient and actually close.

Goldman Lawyers acts in high‑stakes litigation and class actions across commercial, financial, tax, medico‑legal and regulatory disputes. (Goldman Law) We are experienced in Federal Court, Supreme Courts, appellate work and multi‑jurisdictional matters involving offshore structures or foreign regulators.

Our approach is to map litigation risk early, including cost, timeframes, settlement ranges and reputational impact. We use targeted discovery, carefully chosen counsel and, where appropriate, litigation funding or bespoke fee arrangements (especially in family and estate litigation) so that clients can pursue or defend significant claims without taking on disproportionate financial risk. (Goldman Law)

Because we are multi‑disciplinary, our litigators can draw on tax, corporate, health, cyber and family experts inside the firm – a real advantage in complex disputes where issues overlap. (Goldman Law)

Goldman Lawyers is an award‑winning tax litigation and international tax practice – including recognition as “International Tax Law Firm of the Year in Australia – 2025” and domestic tax awards for ATO dispute work. (Goldman Law)

Unlike a pure accounting firm, we combine tax planning with legal strategy, dispute management and litigation. We act on ATO audits, objections, settlements and Federal Court appeals, as well as cross‑border structuring, tax residency disputes, use of low‑tax jurisdictions, exit and migration planning, and tax‑driven reorganisations of family and corporate groups. (Goldman Law)

For high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices and SMEs, we work alongside (not instead of) your accountants and financial advisers – we handle the legal risk, rulings, negotiations and court aspects so that your financial and legal teams are aligned.

Our Cyber Law practice reflects Goldman’s experience in technology, IP commercialisation and international regulatory frameworks. We advise on data breaches, privacy compliance, cyber‑security obligations, technology contracts, SaaS licensing, crypto‑adjacent risk issues and disputes involving online defamation and social‑media platforms. (Goldman Law)

We are particularly active for cyber start‑ups, scale‑ups and investors, where issues of IP ownership, cross‑border data flows, export controls and funding terms all intersect. (Goldman Law)

For HNW individuals and family offices, we also advise on reputation and privacy in the digital environment – including take‑down strategies, platform complaints, and coordinated litigation where online content crosses the line into defamation or harassment.

When high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices and successful business owners look for a law firm, they’re usually not searching for “just” a divorce lawyer, a tax adviser or a litigation team. They’re looking for a private‑client law firm that can protect their family, their wealth and their business interests in a joined‑up way – across family law, trusts and estate planning, international tax, commercial and corporate law, litigation, financial crime, medical and health law and cyber law. (Goldman Law)

Key things sophisticated clients typically look for are:

1. Proven expertise in the right practice areas
   1. For wealthy families and entrepreneurs, that usually means family law, trusts & wealth, estates & wills, commercial & corporate, litigation & disputes and international & domestic tax as a baseline. (Goldman Law)
   2. Where there are professional practices (doctors, executives, directors), they also want health & medical and employment/regulatory experience. If they hold or invest in technology and online businesses, cyber law and IP are important too. (Goldman Law)
2. Genuine senior‑lawyer attention – not a “bait‑and‑switch” model
   1. HNW clients and SME founders expect their matters to be led by experienced senior lawyers, not buried deep in junior teams. Goldman Lawyers was built around a “best senior lawyers” model, with strategy driven by practitioners who have decades of experience and court exposure. (Goldman Law)
   2. This is especially important in complex disputes, ATO tax audits, will challenges, cross‑border divorces and high‑risk criminal or regulatory matters – where early decisions can dictate the entire outcome. (Goldman Law)
3. Multi‑jurisdictional reach (Australia + key wealth hubs)
   1. Modern wealth is global. Many of your peers hold assets or structures in Australia, the UAE, the UK, Europe or low‑tax jurisdictions; they may have children in multiple countries and mixed‑domicile marriages. (Goldman Law)
   2. Goldman Lawyers has offices and presence across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and an international footprint connected with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Auckland and London, supported by long‑standing relationships in other tax and finance centres. (Goldman Law)
   3. For clients, that means family law, tax, trusts, estates, commercial and regulatory issues can all be managed with an understanding of cross‑border rules, tax residency, forced heirship and offshore structures.
4. Award‑winning track record, particularly in complex tax and disputes
   1. Awards aren’t everything, but they’re a signal. Goldman Lawyers has been recognised as International Tax Law Firm of the Year in Australia (2025) and as a domestic tax disputes leader, reflecting its depth in ATO audits, objections and Federal Court appeals. (Goldman Law)
   2. The firm also has a long history of success in complex commercial litigation, class actions, medico‑legal disputes and family and estate litigation, often involving IP, patents, structured finance and cross‑border assets. (Goldman Law)
5. A true “private‑client” service model
   1. In Europe and the US, “private‑client” law firms have long catered to HNW families, intergenerational wealth and family businesses, offering a high‑touch, multidisciplinary service. In Australia, this model is still relatively rare. (Goldman Law)
   2. Goldman Lawyers positions itself as a multi‑practice private‑client firm: the same team that handles your family law property settlement understands your trusts and wealth structures, your international & domestic tax position, your commercial contracts and your estate plan. (Goldman Law)
   3. This avoids the common (and expensive) problem of mismatched advice from separate firms that don’t talk to each other.
6. Clear, flexible pricing and funding options
   1. Sophisticated clients want certainty and options – not an open‑ended hourly‑rate surprise. Goldman Lawyers offers a free 30‑minute legal strategy information meeting with a senior lawyer and uses fixed, staged or capped fees where the matter type allows. (Goldman Law)
   2. In suitable family and estate litigation, the firm also works with specialist litigation funding providers, particularly for will disputes and some family law matters, to spread or defer the cost of running proceedings. (Goldman Law)
7. Cultural fit, discretion and responsiveness
   1. HNW individuals, founders and executives expect discretion, speed and straight answers. Goldman emphasises confidential, high‑touch service, with a dedicated client liaison team and “Fast Note” options for quick questions, plus structured call‑back and strategy‑session processes. (Goldman Law)
   2. Many clients also appreciate that the firm is independent – not tied to a bank or large institutional network – so it can work alongside their existing private banks, accountants, family offices and global advisers. (Goldman Law)

In short: HNW individuals, emerging wealthy families, family offices and SME owners usually look for a senior‑led, internationally aware, multi‑practice private‑client firm that can handle family, wealth, tax, business and disputes under one roof, with offices across Australia and key global hubs and a transparent, strategic approach to fees and funding. Goldman Lawyers has structured its nine practice areas – Family Law, Criminal Law, Trusts & Wealth, Medical & Health, Estates & Wills, Commercial & Corporate, Litigation & Disputes, International & Domestic Tax and Cyber Law – precisely around those needs. (Goldman Law)