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Jon Clarke Advisory

Adelaide, Australia

Jon Clarke Advisory is an independent advisory practice led by Jon Clarke, an advisor, commercial lawyer, and dispute resolver with more than 35 years working at the highest levels of business and industry. The firm positions its services around a practical, trusted approach that focuses on communication and connection between parties to resolve commercial and family business impasses or disputes.

Clients engage Jon Clarke Advisory for facilitation, mediation, and arbitration support aimed at identifying the core issues in disagreement and guiding parties toward options and settlement without the time, expense, and uncertain outcomes associated with litigation. The firm also describes Jon as a founder and former managing partner of Cowell Clarke (Commercial Lawyers), combining commercial experience with dispute resolution and negotiation skills.

Beyond disputes, Jon Clarke Advisory provides board and corporate advisory, probity advice, and restructuring and risk management guidance for corporations, small businesses, and arms of government. The firm’s stated delivery approach includes designing fit-for-purpose processes and, where appropriate, using fixed fee arrangements or other flexible arrangements as negotiated, while continuing to support clients through to an outcome.

About Jon Clarke Advisory

Founded in 2017

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Practice areas
Lawsuits & Disputes
Corporate & Commercial
Business
Tax
Banking & Finance
Family

Languages spoken
English

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Jon Clarke Advisory helps parties resolve disputes by proactively teasing out the issues that sit at the core of an impasse and then guiding the parties through facilitation, mediation, or arbitration. Jon brings parties together in a confidential setting, designs an appropriate process, and supports settlement discussions with a focus on practical resolution across categories including partnership and shareholder disputes, construction and infrastructure matters, employment disputes, and family succession and inheritance disputes.
ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
General Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Litigation
Restructuring & Insolvency
Dispute Prevention & Pre-Litigation
International Arbitration
Construction Disputes
For corporate decision-makers, Jon Clarke Advisory provides advisory support that focuses on governance, culture, and practical ethics. The firm describes Jon facilitating discussion between board members, shareholders, and stakeholders to improve communication and performance, with assistance that includes management and business advice, risk management, governance support, director or partner reviews, and mentoring to support a high performance culture within an ethical framework.
Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Transportation
Venture Capital
Cannabis Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
International Trade Law
Government Relations & Lobbying
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Sanctions & Export Controls
Jon Clarke Advisory assists businesses when commercial challenges require structured guidance, particularly where risk management and continuity matter. The firm describes Jon’s approach to reviewing and identifying structural and operational risks, finding workable solutions to mitigate risk, advising on systems and structures, and designing strategies to trade through financial stress periods while managing director exposure and supporting workable arrangements.
Accounting & Auditing
Communications & Media Law
Employer
Health Care
International Business
Legal Document
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Personal & Income Tax
Tax Disputes & Litigation
Expatriate & International Tax
Corporate Tax
VAT, GST & Indirect Tax
In financial stress and restructuring contexts, Jon Clarke Advisory supports businesses in developing plans to navigate workouts, restructures, and arrangements. The firm states that Jon assists with reviewing risks, advising on appropriate structures and insurance, dealing with banks and financiers during workout processes, and designing strategies including “safe harbor” arrangements to allow financially stressed companies to trade while minimising director personal liability.
Investment
Securities
Financial Services Regulation
Project Finance
Structured Finance
Acquisition / Leveraged Finance
Debt Capital Markets
Equity Capital Markets
Sustainable Finance
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Funds & Asset Management
Investment & Business Structuring
Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Compliance
Jon Clarke Advisory supports family business and succession-related matters using communication-focused dispute resolution and structured guidance. The firm describes Jon’s involvement in family succession and inheritance claims through facilitation, mediation, or arbitration processes, and also through separate advisory on family succession and structuring to help parties reach workable outcomes.
Adoption
Child Protection & Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation / Parenting Time
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Same Sex & LGBT
Annulment
Spousal Support / Alimony
Property Division
International Family Law
Parenting Plans
Prenuptial & Cohabitation Agreements
Family Mediation
Relocation
Grandparents' Rights
Surrogacy & Fertility

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