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Peter Zada
Practice Director
Peter holds an Honours Degree in Law from the University of Sydney and over 25 years of experience as a practicing Solicitor and has personally overseen all legal work carried out by Navado, since its establishment in Sydney CBD in 2001. Peter has particular expertise in complicated litigation matters and representation before Federal and State Courts & Tribunals, as well as the provision of associated legal advice.
In over 23 years of operating Navado, Peter has managed several thousands of legal and litigation matters and developed into a seasoned legal and litigation practitioner, enjoying both the breadth across and the depth in complex litigation and legal advisory matters, across multiple areas of law. For more a more detailed description of Peter's litigation and legal services experience, please refer to the "Our Director" tab on this website.
For over two decades, until late 2021, Peter worked at the Navado Head Office at 309 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD and managed teams of many Lawyers at Navado, working across multiple areas of law simultaneously. Peter remained based in Sydney CBD until January 2023, when Navado relocated its Head Office to Hornsby, to be more accessible to its clients outside of the Sydney CBD. In addition to being able to meet with clients in person by appointment at the Hornsby, Campbelltown or Penrith Offices of the firm, Peter can also meet clients online, through Navado’s technology platforms and video-conferencing capabilities, allowing Peter to service clients whether they are based in Metropolitan Sydney or in New South Wales, as well as clients based inter-state, across Australia and internationally.
Peter also holds a Degree in Commerce (Accounting and Economics) from the University of Sydney, amongst many other qualifications. Peter is a member of the Institute of Public Accountants as well as other professional bodies in Governance, Management Consulting and Finance. Peter often draws on his background in financial services, to assist him in tackling complicated litigation and legal matters which have analytical, complex, financial or forensic elements to them.
Peter welcomes the opportunity to be of service to you as a client of the firm.
Zoe Papagiannis
Senior Associate
Zoe is a senior lawyer with 12 years of experience in handling complex legal matters and disputes. With a background spanning across South Australia and New South Wales, Zoe has advised both private clients, business clients, organisations, and government departments on numerous legal issues.
Working as a part of the team at Navado, Zoe specialises in navigating a wide range of litigation matters across New South Wales State and Federal, Courts and Tribunals. Whether it’s tackling disputes in NCAT, the Local Court, or the Federal Court of Australia, or negotiating complex commercial arrangements, she brings a wealth of experience from various practice areas, including business, corporate and commercial law, strata law, contracts, competition, and consumer law, as well as commercial and civil disputes, and government litigation.
From drafting contracts through to assisting clients with their disputes both in and out of Court, Zoe’s focus is on delivering strategic and practical legal advice. Zoe’s practice allows her to offer flexible, client-focused support, ensuring you receive expert legal advice and litigation support, no matter where you’re located.
Robert Yen
Associate
Robert has over 5 years of experience as a practising lawyer, with a keen interest in general legal practice, including legal advisory and litigation work. Robert’s practice involves both legal advice as well as representation in fully litigated matters across NCAT, and the various State and Federal Courts within New South Wales.
Robert is experienced in property law advisory including residential and commercial leasing and contracts, strata law motions and by-laws, as well as contested matters involving strata law, residential tenancies, road traffic infringements and discrimination law.
Robert has over 3 years of experience working in a Community Legal Centre and in this time, Robert worked on a broad range of matters, including but not limited to debt recovery law, insurance law, employment law, domestic violence matters and ADVO matters, consumer law claims and general property disputes.
Robert has a genuine interest in dispute resolution and helping clients to achieve their desired objectives. As an Associate in the Navado team, Robert assists Peter and Zoe with a wide range of disputes and litigation matters and has worked on bankruptcy and debt disputes, family law matters (including parenting and property settlements), insurance law matters, discrimination and education law matters, contractual disputes, disputes involving misleading and deceptive conduct, negligence, as well as consumer law matters. Robert assists Mr Zada and Ms Papagiannis in complex matters involving Counsel and taking necessary steps to brief Counsel and draft Court documentation.
Justice Panapa
Associate
Justice supports our Practice Director, Senior Associate and Associate and has over one (1) year of experience post admission as a Solicitor, in general legal practice, ranging from and including primarily family law, but also criminal law, migration law as well as commercial and property law.
Justice has worked on a range of legal matters during her legal career, including but not limited to complex parenting and/or property disputes, property legal matters, ADVO matters, partner visa applications, commercial legal work including contract reviews and advice as to lease agreements.
Justice started her legal career well before her admission as a Solicitor, in a small Law Firm as a Law Clerk, where she gained experience in a range of different areas of Law. Justice worked alongside the Principal Solicitor on various matters. Justice has a fond memory of her first legal matter, which involved an ADVO that required Justice to closely review the evidence of the other side and attended Court with her Principal Solicitor. In the first few months working as a Law Clerk, Justice prepared spousal visa applications, Divorce Applications, as well as Initiating Applications for a variety of disputed Family Law matters.
Justice enjoys having a general knowledge in and working across many areas of the Law, but has particular interest in Family Law and Criminal Law. Justice has assisted Senior Lawyers with Court work, including with preparation for Final Hearings in Family Law matters, as well as ADVO mentions. Justice has briefed Counsel on complex family law matters, as well as attended Court for mentions in Family Law matters and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) as well as appeared in Court for mentions in Criminal Legal matters.
Justice graduated from Wollongong University in 2021 with a double degree in Law and Arts.
Joumana Dagher
Business Development Manager
Joumana works with a humble spirit as a support staff member for all Associates of the Team and assists the firm in seeking to achieve a warm equilibrium and balanced workplace culture, being in charge of organising staff and firm events and the hospitality functions of the firm.
Joumana also assists the firm with general administrative and secretarial functions, including legal and administrative filing, mail management, deliveries of documents between different office locations, stationery management, as well as personal deliveries of critical or sensitive or Court documents or technology items by hand, where necessary or preferred.
Where the firm has an up-coming Court or Tribunal Hearing, Joumana often assists the Practice Director or Associates of the firm to organise documents required for Court, by our Associates or Barristers.
