Principal
Peter Sanfilippo
The Franchise Lawyer is owned and operated by Peter Sanfilippo (BA, LLB, University of Sydney, 1988), a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia.
Peter has worked as a qualified practising lawyer for more than 30 years.
Peter began his career at the Sydney office of Baker & McKenzie, an international law firm with over 50 offices worldwide. There, he worked on large disputes involving international accounting firms, tobacco companies and breach of copyright, and gained valuable experience in commercial litigation.
He continued to work in Sydney city commercial law firms for the following 9 years, and among other things acted in a litigation role for clients such as Domino's Pizza and the Westfield property group.
Peter founded his own legal practice in 1998 and soon afterwards began to specialise in franchising law. He has delivered seminars in franchising law, contributed articles about franchising to numerous publications, made submissions to government enquiries relating to franchising and been consulted by the government in relation to changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct.
Peter Sanfilippo's approach to the practice of franchising law emphasizes practicality, common sense and personal relationships, but never loses sight of detail and accuracy.
Lawyer
Emil Lunasco
Emil is the newest addition to The Franchise Lawyer team.
He has been a lawyer since 2013, and was admitted to practise in New South Wales in 2022.
For much of his career, Emil was employed as corporate in-house counsel, and is adept at using an entrepreneurial approach to solve legal problems. He has worked as Legal Counsel at the largest fitness franchise company in the Asia-Pacific region, where he handled franchising-related matters across 9 jurisdictions. He has extensive experience in contract review, legal compliance, negotiations and disputes involving franchises.
Emil has law degrees from the University of the Philippines (2011) and the University of Sydney (2020).
Office Manager
Rosanna Keating
Rosanna Keating is the Office Manager at The Franchise Lawyer. Rosanna has a background in the medical industry and an abiding interest in the law. She is responsible for office administration, accounts, information technology and for maintaining a warm and inviting ambience in the office!