Sharan Safe

Sharan Safe is a seasoned principal known for her adept mediation skills, having successfully resolved numerous disputes throughout her career. With extensive experience in commercial disputes, her mediation practice covers areas such as banking and finance, corporate restructuring, general commercial litigation, and construction disputes. Additionally, she has expertise in handling franchising disputes, testator family maintenance matters, total and permanent disability claims, and personal injury issues. Sharan serves as a Sessional Ombudsman at the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and is a mediator panel member of the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority. Her commitment to alternative dispute resolution is further demonstrated through her membership in the Law Institute of Victoria's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and her role as a mediator for the New South Wales Farm Debt Mediation Panel. Before focusing on mediation, Sharan had a distinguished career as a lawyer for over two decades, concentrating on commercial litigation, dispute resolution, insolvency, and banking and finance. During this time, she held prominent positions at leading law firms and financial institutions, including Gadens Lawyers, HWL Ebsworth, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. Her rich background and dedication have solidified her reputation as a trusted figure in the legal community.