Legal & Prudential is a Melbourne-based law firm, providing independent advice to financial services clients in Australia. A trusted voice in financial services policy, we focus on regulatory risk and compliance for APRA and ASIC regulated financial institutions.
Our core purpose is to assist clients make sound decisions with confidence. We offer decades of expertise in regulatory and compliance matters concerning superannuation, investment, insurance, and other financial services institutions.
Our ethos is based on clarity in communication, responsiveness and excellence. Central to our fee model is flexibility and value.
Jonathan Steffanoni - Managing Partner
A lawyer specialising in commercial, risk, and regulatory advisory for trustees of APRA regulated superannuation funds.
Jonathan advises trustees of industry, retail, corporate, and public sector superannuation funds on matters including successor fund transfers, material outsourcing contracts, legislative and regulatory change, and financial product disclosure.
He is an active member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), chairing and participating in several policy and event committees over the past decade.
Jonathan holds a Juris Doctor with Distinction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia.
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law - Australian National University
Juris Doctor, Law - RMIT University
Bachelor of Arts, History and Politics - Macquarie University
European Law and Commerce - Aarhus University
Bachelor of Business, Marketing - Victoria University
Diploma of Financial Services, Superannuation - Australian Superannuation Funds Association
Stephen Huppert - Advisory Associate
Stephen is a financial sector expert with extensive experience, including advising some of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, through to emerging businesses bringing new solutions to the industry.
He has over 30 years of experience in Superannuation, Wealth Management, and Life Insurance.
Stephen is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from Monash University where he majored in Pure Mathematics, and a Diploma of Education (Monash).
He brings pragmatic rigour to Legal & Prudential’s risk advisory services. He is a frequent contributor to publications, a regular speaker and facilitator at industry events and is active on social media.
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Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia
Bachelor of Science with Honours - Monash University (major in Pure Mathematics)
Diploma of Education - Monash University
Jack Allen - Lawyer
Jack is a superannuation policy and regulation specialist based in Melbourne.
He advises clients in the superannuation and financial services sector on a range of matters including regulatory compliance, public policy, and regulatory investigations.
Jack holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Bahasa Indonesia) from Monash University, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from The College of Law Australia. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Prior to joining the firm, Jack had worked at Industry Super Australia, the Super Members Council, Arnold Bloch Leibler, and as a policy advisor in the Victorian Parliament.
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Bachelor of Laws (Hons) - Monash University
Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Bahasa Indonesia) - Monash University
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - The College of Law Australia