H&V
Halberd & Vane LLP · Marlowe Heights · Since 2001
Counsel for the moments that shape a family or a business.
A mid-size firm of six attorneys across eight practice areas. We explain the options in plain language, agree the fee before the work begins and give you one lawyer who answers the phone.
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Choose who you are and what the matter is about. We will show the practice area and the attorney who leads it.
Practice areas
Eight areas of law, one team that talks to each other.
Most clients need more than one kind of advice. A business sale touches employment and real estate; an estate plan touches family and tax. Our practice groups work from the same table.
01
Business and corporate
Formation, governance, contracts, financing and sales for owner-led and growing companies.
02
Commercial disputes
Contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, handled with an eye on cost from day one.
03
Family law
Divorce, parenting arrangements and agreements, with candour and care.
04
Estate planning and probate
Wills, trusts and powers of attorney, and steady guidance through estate administration.
05
Real estate
Purchases, sales, leases and financing, handled carefully from contract to closing.
06
Employment
Agreements, policies and workplace issues for employers and employees.
07
Immigration
Family-based and employment-based applications, prepared carefully and explained clearly.
08
Intellectual property
Trademarks, licensing and ownership agreements for creative and technology businesses.
How we work
Three promises we are happy to be held to.
01
Plain language
Every recommendation comes with the options, the likely cost and what happens next, written so that you could explain it to someone else.
02
One accountable lawyer
You have a lead attorney who knows your file and a named colleague for when they are away. No call centres, no hand-offs.
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Fees you can plan around
Fixed fees for defined projects, clear hourly rates for open-ended work and a written estimate before we begin.
Attorneys
Lawyers you will actually talk to.
Six attorneys, each with a clear focus and a direct line. Choose the person who leads the work, then meet the colleague who will cover for them.
Founding partner
Edmund Halberd
Business and corporate, intellectual property
Managing partner
Marguerite Osei
Estate planning and probate
Partner
Priya Nandakumar
Immigration, employment
Partner
Mateo Alvarado
Real estate
Partner
Helen Tsuruoka
Family law
Senior associate
Omar Haddad
Commercial disputes, employment
Selected matters
The work, described without the drama.
Every matter below is anonymised and described in general terms. They show the kind of work we do, not what any future matter will achieve.
Business and corporate
Sale of a family-owned distribution business
A second-generation owner sold the company to a regional buyer.
Commercial disputes
Dispute between two co-owners of a restaurant group
Co-owners disagreed about distributions and decision-making authority.
Estate planning and probate
Estate administration for a three-property estate
An executor needed guidance across three properties in two states.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
