Dispute Resolution

Ben is a partner with almost 20 years as a litigator and dispute resolution lawyer. Ben has acted in complex and sensitive commercial disputes for both government and private sector clients, including class actions, financial services representative proceedings, financial products and technology procurement disputes. Ben also leads the Australia region White Collar & Government Investigations team, acting for clients in all areas of organisational risk including fraud, bribery and corruption, data privacy and corporate wrongdoing.

Ben acts for clients in a broad range of disputes relating to property, contracts, corporations law, equity and tortious claims with a particular industry focus on commercial disputes relating to the property, technology and health care sectors. Ben’s experience includes managing complex and reputation-sensitive commercial disputes in the Federal Court and Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. He is also highly skilled in dispute negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, conciliation and mediation.

Ben also acts for clients facing regulator investigations of alleged corporate wrongdoing and white collar crime offences, as well as those facing enforcement actions by regulators. Ben regularly advises clients in relation to fraud, data privacy, bribery and corruption and Corporations Act breaches, and assists with policy development (including whistleblowing, cyber breach preparedness, anti-bribery fraud control management and regulator responses). Ben also helps organizations prepare for and conduct internal investigations of corporate wrongdoing and resultant recovery actions, including asset-tracing and asset preservation.

University of Sydney, Master of Laws

University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Economics