Melbourne-based partner Matthew Swinn heads the class action offering at King & Wood Mallesons, advising on a range of claims from cybercrime to insurance, with an emphasis on the financial services industry, including work arising out of the Financial Services Royal Commission. In Sydney, Moira Saville acts for major corporate clients in defence of claims, while Alexander Morris focuses on financial services class action matters of high reputational significance. Emma Costello is a key name in Brisbane, with notable experience in infrastructure and environmental claims; Liam Burgess, in Sydney, has growing experience working with government and state-owned clients. Other team members are also based in Canberra and Perth, working collaboratively across the country.
Testimonials
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‘Strategic and first class intellectual fire power.’
‘Domenic Gatto draws on a highly skilled and experienced team. They are great. They are not focused on a particular industry, but get up to speed quickly when entering new industries. Dom's ability to lean on Ben Kiely covers all capacity gaps.’
Key clients
- The Star Entertainment Group Ltd
- Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
Work highlights
- Advising The Star Entertainment across four class actions commenced in the wake of statutory investigations, including against allegations that Star made misleading or deceptive statements to the market.
- Advising various insurers and a bank, including Allianz Australia Insurance, Suncorp and Westpac, in separate class actions concerning motor vehicle add-on insurance.