Thomson Geer‘s disputes team is skilled in multi-party and multi-jurisdictional litigation, including before the Federal Court of Australia, Royal Commissions, tribunals and arbitral institutions. Bronwyn Lincoln is an experienced litigator and is the director of ACICA and the Australian Disputes Centre, while Jodi Walkom is regarded for her expertise in commercial disputes, including litigation involving multiple stakeholders. John Howard represents clients in all aspects of business, property and company law disputes and investigations, and Sylvia Fernandez is noted for her ability to handle high-stakes litigation in the Supreme Courts. Stephen Penrose, Richard Wilenski and Yin Fang recently joined the firm.
Testimonials
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‘TG is excellent in the dispute resolution area.'
‘I believe the market has taken note over the past few years that Thomson Geer has significantly bolstered its senior partner ranks and broadened its offering. The team appears cohesive, hungry and highly skilled.’
‘The commercial litigation team is very strong. Sylvia Fernandez and Jodi Walkom are stand-outs. They have some excellent associates as well.’
‘Sylvia Fernandez - real dedication to clients. Seems to attract and handle extremely well complex and difficult cases.’
‘Jodi Walkom is professional, detailed, active, and constructive in providing the legal suggestions to the client.’
‘Scott Castledine is an adept partner hire. He is highly skilled at navigating the ups and downs of a major case, and marshalling the evidence required to win it.'
- 'Jack Fan is a strategic thinker when it comes to major project disputes. He demonstrates pertinent and clear communication with experts, and thinks carefully about the evidence required, and how to extract the most relevant opinions from his experts.'
- 'Kaitlin Duff demonstrates all the qualities of a soon-to-be partner. Highly attentive and skilled, with a detailed command of the case material.’
Key clients
- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
- Mitsubishi Motors Australia
- Network 10
- Nine Entertainment Co
- Turnkey Innovative Engineering
- X Corp
- McPherson's Ltd
- Calvary Health Care Ltd
- White Horse Group
- Antanium Resources Pte Ltd
- Aditum Structured Finance Fund
- AlmaStone Services Limited
- Crayhill Frontera Trade Funding DAC
- Quintar Kimura Special Credit Fund Limited
- Rasmala Trade Finance Fund
- Freshwater SA
- White Oak Trade Finance LLC
- Cornerpiece Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Acted for Mitsubishi Motors Australia in its successful appeal to the High Court of Australia over allegations that fuel efficiency labels affixed to its popular Triton utility vehicle were misleading and breached consumer laws.
- Represented the broadcaster Network Ten in its successful defence of a high-profile defamation case.
- Acting for Spain in seeking to oppose the recognition and enforcement of a (purported) international arbitral award of ICSID issued to Dutch investors, NextEra Energy Global Holdings and NextEra Energy Spain Holdings.