Robert Johnston leads the Johnson Winter Slattery litigation practice in Sydney and is praised as ‘an outstanding lawyer and thinker’ who is ’very hands on with his management of cases’. The team acts for both sides of disputes across a range of industries, from financial markets, big tech and data claims to regulation and insolvency matters. Paul Reidy, based in Sydney, is noted for his capability in class action claims, while in Melbourne, Tom Jarvis is praised for his ‘pragmatic solutions’, with experience working with a number of regulatory bodies. Frances Dreyer in Sydney specialises in claims related to financial and investment products.
Testimonials
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- 'The firm is developing a reputation as a pre-eminent mid-sized firm for commercial litigation. They have a lot of interesting high value commercial cases on the books in different courts.'
- 'Tom Jarvis is technically very competent and what lifts his advice is his ability to put forward pragmatic solutions and to be comfortable with the "what's your gut feeling/we need a quick view" questions that are thrown at him.'
Key clients
- 3M
- AIG insurance
Work highlights
- Acting for WSP in relation to the ongoing highly complex and high value Lane Cove Tunnel litigation by Transurban against the builders and designers of the tunnel.
- Secured a landmark High Court win for Google after a long-fought and significant battle in a defamation claim concerning search engine results.