The Solve Team

Paul Gavazzi is the Founder and Managing Director of Solve Global.

Paul is a passionate problem solver. He understands the great value of data and predictive analytics in understanding and solving disputes. He thrives on creating high value outcomes to commercial disputes that enhance enterprise and stakeholder value.

Paul was a commercial and disputes lawyer for more than 40 years; experienced in all areas of commercial law and commercial disputes and litigation. Paul has been involved in the conduct and resolution of many high stakes and multi-party disputes and litigation across a range of industries including construction, infrastructure, mining, water, energy, property, finance and insurance.

Paul has a clear understanding of the limitations of traditional legal processes to resolve multifaceted disputes, as well as the reasons disputes go to court, and how, why and when they can be settled. He knows that data, technologies and predictive analytics are critical to the understanding, objective assessment and solving of disputes valued by organisations and their stakeholders.

Paul is a graduate of the University of New South Wales in Law and Commerce. He is also an accredited mediator of the Resolution Institute, an associate arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a non-executive director of an Australian publicly listed company.

Nicholas Mogab is a financial services specialist with extensive experience in the financial and insurance services sectors.

Nick is a qualified industrial engineer and holds a Master of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales. He was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investments from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), of which he is also a Fellow.

He has a track record of successfully leading professional teams, managing complex projects and implementing strategic initiatives, in markets spanning Australia, Hong Kong, France, England, India and Thailand.

More recently, Nick spent fifteen years in Saudi Arabia acting for two major banks – HSBC and Arab National Bank, providing insurance and investment services and solutions.

Nick is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Caroline is a commercial, corporate and disputes lawyer and corporate executive with over 20 years experience with national and international companies and major law firms.

Caroline is regularly involved in the negotiation of major transactions and contracts and the resolution of commercial disputes that can result from them. She has been involved in the conduct of many complex, high value disputes across the construction, infrastructure, engineering and insurance industries.

From her roles as client representative, Caroline understands the importance of looking beyond the legal process and identifying the key corporate, commercial and organisation drivers to optimise client value.

Caroline recognises that Boards and management require more than traditional legal advice to empower decision making to achieve organisational goals. Her experience demonstrates that they each should have access to innovative, data-informed tools, such as predictive analytics to enhance the decision making process.

Catherine is a transactions and disputes lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in the private legal industry, government and the education sector. She has a Masters degree in law from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate law degree with first class honours.

Drawing on her experience across the range of legal services, from “front end” transactional work to “back end” dispute resolution work, Catherine has particular interest in developing efficiencies in legal services through the use of technology, project management principles and inderdisciplinary solutions.

In private practice, Catherine established a firm-wide legal project management framework and dispute management tools for litigated matters. In her in-house roles in government and semi-government organisations, Catherine has been significantly involved in business process reviews relating to the delivery of legal, management and operational services.

Catherine’s in-house experience provides her with insight into the “bigger picture” of client business needs and expectations, including organisational and governance drivers and the importance of transparency, communication and stakeholder buy-in.

Catherine is proud to be a part of Solve Global because of its genuinely client-focused, cutting-edge offering to solve complex issues that confront individuals and organisations and to be involved in facilitating social harmony.

Solve Global also retains highly experienced specialist consultants with extensive experience in all areas impacting commercial disputes, including the following areas:

• risk and probability analysis
• business impact and valuation modelling
• asset and cost planning and management
• financial analytics and forecasting
• corporate governance and advisory
• capital investment and strategic advisory