Tony is an experienced and highly credentialed business leader and lawyer.
From 1 July 2026 Tony has established Tony Macvean Advisory, a board and consulting practice. Tony continues to consult to Hall & Wilcox on special projects, including leading the development and implementation of the firm's market and sector strategy and exploring ways to create greater value for major clients of the firm.
Tony was previously the Managing Partner (CEO) of Hall & Wilcox, finishing in June 2024 after 17 years. In that role, Tony was responsible for driving the firm’s strategy, leading the firm’s people, facilitating the firm’s relationships with key clients and representing the firm publicly.
During Tony’s time leading Hall & Wilcox, the firm enjoyed significant growth and success. The business grew >10x, opened seven new offices, forged numerous new major client relationships and hired and onboarded many great people and teams. Tony led the transformation of Hall & Wilcox into the leading firm it is today.
Tony is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer. He has represented clients on numerous substantial merger and acquisition, capital markets and corporate transactions. He has also advised clients on the establishment and operation of managed investment schemes and other collective investment vehicles. Tony is listed in Best Lawyers and Doyle's guide.
Representative transactions
- Co-counsel for APN Property Group in the $300 million IPO and listing of Industria REIT.
- Acting for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in numerous commercial transactions, including wealth business acquisition and community bank transactions.
- Acting for AXA Asia Pacific in numerous corporate and wealth advisory acquisition transactions, including the establishment of the ‘North’ ordinary money capital guaranteed product.
- Acting for Tony and Maureen Wheeler (founding shareholders) and interests associated with John Singleton/Mark Carnegie in the sale of Lonely Planet Publications to BBC Worldwide.
- Acting for the APN Property Group in its IPO and ASX listing.
- Acting for APN Funds Management in the IPO and ASX listing of the APN/UKA European Retail Trust.
- Acting for the owners of Liberty Oil in its sale to Viva Energy.
- Acting for Grocon Property Trust Australia in its establishment and initial capital raising.
- Acting in relation to the establishment of and capital raising by numerous wholesale and retail funds.
- Acting for the Marriner Theatre Group in relation to its restructure and refinancing.
- Acting for the Mathis Group in the sale of its interests in the Transport and Upper/Lower House restaurant businesses in Melbourne.
- Acting in numerous private equity transactions.
- Acting on various professional services transactions including the sale of Sweeny Research to Ernst & Young and the sale of BDO Melbourne to Deloitte.
Awards and Recognition
Best Lawyers in Australia
Funds Management | 2027
Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law and Investment Law | 2025, 2026,2027
Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law | 2024
Commercial Law, Corporate Law ('Lawyer of the Year') 2023, Equity Capital Markets Law | 2014-2023
Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Firm Awards
Managing Partner of the Year (Finalist) | 2022
Australasian Law Awards
Law Firm Leader of the Year >200 Employees (Winner) | 2022
Excellence Award Law Firm Leader of the Year >200 Lawyers | 2020
Managing Partner of the Year (Finalist) | 2014, 2016, 2019
Managing Partner of the Year (Winner) | 2015, 2017
Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession
Business & Commercial Lawyers | 2021,2022,2023
Corporate Lawyers | 2020,2021,2022