Allens operates across the full breadth of market leading bribery, fraud, improper financial conduct and anti-money laundering work, handling a range of disputes, compliance, and risk obligation related issues. The Melbourne team is home to practice co-head Rachel Nicolson, an expert in bribery and corruption issues, as well as Guy Foster who has an illustrious track record in advising on both public inquiries and internal investigations. Co-head Peter Haig counts counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering among his key areas of expertise, while Sydney based co-head Chris Kerrigan is well-versed in matters concerning investigations launched by AFP, AUSTRAC and AER, in addition to the UK’s SFO. Alexandra Mason is an authority on Ch 7 Corporation Act and ASIC Act offences.
Testimonials
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‘Quality commercial legal advice, exceptional partner availability, always reliable, easy to deal with, a pleasure to work with, I feel like they are a safe pair of hands, they're trusted by us, are at the forefront of change and they will communicate proactively with us on legislative change and industry trends.’
‘Large pool of experts in the areas of investigation, criminal and civil trial, forensic and commercial understanding. ’
Key clients
- The Star Entertainment Group
- Crown
Work highlights
- Acting for ANZ in relation to ASIC investigation and subsequent Federal Court proceeding alleging breach of ANZ's continuous disclosure obligation in relation to the institutional placement.
- Acting for Star Entertainment Group and its subsidiaries (Star Sydney and Star Queensland (together Star)) in relation to civil penalty proceedings commenced by AUSTRAC in the Federal Court.