The ‘excellent’ dispute resolution team at Johnson Winter Slattery is well regarded for its expertise in ‘bet the company’ and other significant disputes across Australia, especially in the corporate, regulatory, insolvency, competition and tax areas. Team members are active in high-profile litigation for corporates and government regulators. Robert Johnston leads the team in Sydney and is noted for his expertise in commercial and insurance disputes. One client notes that Paul Reidy and Joseph Scarcella 'are elite’. Tom Jarvis has acted in corporate and commercial litigation, and has appeared before Royal Commissions and public inquiries on behalf of Government bodies. Felicity Karageorge and Nicholas Briggs are names to note.
Testimonials
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‘The Sydney team in particular are excellent. Strength in depth, and partners engaged and across all detail of cases. Plaintiff and defence side - all round experience and expertise. Combination of great lawyers and also commercial thinkers. Willing to work with you to agree competitive fee arrangements/budgets.’
‘Strategic thinkers; proactive case managers; highly relevant experience transferrable across cases; user friendly and responsive. Stand out partners include Andreas Piesiewicz and Felicity Karageorge.’
Key clients
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- CBRE
Work highlights
- Acting for Qantas in the ACCC prosecution for alleged breaches of Australian consumer laws regarding its advertising and acceptance of more than 10,000 bookings on flights that had already been cancelled.
- Advised the Kingdom of Spain in connection with efforts to enforce arbitral awards worth hundreds of millions of dollars against it.