Aston is a corporate and commercial lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, based in Sydney. She works with businesses at all stages, from founders and growing SMEs through to established operators, helping them set up their business, navigate acquisitions, equity schemes, structure deals, and manage risk in a commercially practical way. Aston has broad general commercial experience and advises across the full lifecycle of a transaction, including due diligence, negotiations, equity investments, shareholder arrangements, and corporate structuring. In addition to transactional work, she regularly provides in-house general counsel support, working closely with founders, boards, and management teams on day-to-day commercial, contractual and strategic matters. Her generalist practice allows her to consider all aspects of a deal and provide clear, holistic advice. Aston works extensively with clients in the medical and allied health sectors, as well as real estate, fitness, and retail (including food and apparel). She also advises on restructures, distressed transactions and PPSR matters, and is experienced in supporting clients operating under financial or operational pressure. Aston is known for being down-to-earth, solutions-focused, and commercially minded.

Anna-Maria Gibb is an experienced healthcare management professional and trainer. With over 25 years in a career spanning primary healthcare, education and health technology, she is a leader in technology driven healthcare safety, quality and operational business excellence. To support the digital transition in healthcare, Anna-Maria co-founded MyPracticeManual, now PracticeHub, an intuitive digital platform that helps general and specialist practices reduce the burden of compliance and daily tasks. As PracticeHub’s Customer and Industry Engagement Manager, Anna-Maria continues to provide strategic and subject matter expertise to Avant Practice Solutions. She is a long-standing member of Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM).