Allens regularly acts in high-profile and high-value disputes and investigations in the Australian market. Team members represent clients in landmark litigation, including challenges in key projects in the Asia Pacific region, as well as disputes within the corporate, commercial and regulatory spaces in Australia. Andrew Maher heads the disputes and investigations team in Sydney, and has a diverse practice covering commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement, class actions and royal commissions. Belinda Thompson specialises in large-scale financial services litigation, as well as product liability litigation, and Ross Drinnan has vast experience in complex commercial disputes. In significant developments, Sonia Millen joined the firm, and Kirsty Prinsloo, Tarsha Gavin and Kenneth Imako were promoted to partner.
Testimonials
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‘Andrew Maher and Simon Sherwood are experts in their field. They are commercial, pragmatic, responsive, always make themselves available, provide wise counsel, are trustworthy, ethical, and have a lot of integrity.'
'Belinda Thompson is a very experienced commercial litigation partner. She has strong judgement and leads a team well, to hit all the deadlines and milestones.'
Key clients
- PwC
- AustralianSuper
Work highlights
- Advising PwC Australia and PwC International in relation to the breaches of confidential Treasury information, referred to as the 'tax leaks' scandal, and in a Senate and Parliamentary inquiry.
- Acted for Woodside in resisting two Federal Court judicial review challenges against NOPSEMA's decision to accept, subject to conditions, Woodside's Scarborough 4D B1 Marine Seismic Survey Environment Plan (Seismic EP).