About.

We are dedicated to enhancing your negotiation capabilities through expert training and support.

Our team of seasoned professionals brings real-world experience and practical insights to help you achieve better business outcomes. We are committed to delivering affordable, adaptable, and highly effective services tailored to your business’ specific needs.

We understand that commercial negotiations and disputes are best resolved in a commercial setting.

“Our highly experienced team understand the commercial needs of your business, Confidentially Speaking. ”

No matter how simple or complex, the Confidentially Speaking team has the tools to support you in preparation for negotiation or a commercially challenging situation.

Meet the Team

  • Elise Margow

    Founder

    Elise is an experienced commercial lawyer and accredited award winning mediator with vast litigation experience. Over the past 16 years, Elise has focused on alternative dispute resolution techniques to assist clients and disputing parties avoid lengthy and expensive court proceedings as well as helping entrepreneurs, small to medium businesses in negotiating significant deals. As the founder of Confidentially Speaking, she brings her commercial experiences together with a pragmatic approach to assist SME's in negotiation preparation and the resolution of disputes.
    Elise was named one of the top 100 most passionate, powerful and provocative personalities of 2012 by The Age Melbourne Magazine.

  • Jane Penberthy

    Negotiation Specialist

    Jane has broad experience in commercial dispute resolution as a nationally accredited mediator and current practising lawyer. Starting her 30-year career in commercial litigation for corporate and commercial clients, Jane gained skills in negotiating and managing disputes. She has worked with small to medium enterprises on various issues, from supply contracts and leases to sales and purchases of businesses. As a sole trader small business operator herself, Jane speaks the language of business and finance. She takes an empathetic yet commercial approach to negotiate workable solutions. Jane understands the overall strategies of business operators and their relationships and is committed to facilitating effective conversations.

  • Janet Lambrou

    Mediation Specialist

    Janet advocated on behalf of clients as a solicitor at mediation and participated in mediation on behalf of litigant parties for over 30 years. She now acts as the mediator and has been formally mediating for over ten years. Mediating parties benefit from the practical and commercial acumen Janet brings to the mediation process and her ability to understand all perspectives. Janet's legal and commercial experience, along with her integrity and compassion, means that both the technical and human sides of disputes are recognised and addressed. She can effectively identify and narrow the critical issues in dispute and bring empathy to the process when required. Janet is on the mediator panel for the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.