
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Australia
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About
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Banton Group was established in 2020 by powerhouse lawyer, Amanda Banton. She is renowned for her pioneering litigation in relation to complex financial products, particularly involving collateralized debt obligations or synthetic collateralized debt obligations, including successful ground breaking claims against global ratings agencies and global and Australian financial institutions.
Banton Group specialises in large commercial dispute resolution, class actions, restructuring and insolvency litigation and advisory matters. We are renowned for our direct approach to challenging and obscure legal problems on behalf of our clients.
Being strategic thinkers and results focused, our team brings together some of the brightest legal minds with worldwide experience. Our team members have successfully recovered well over half a billion dollars in settlements and judgments, with recoveries almost always at the high end of the damages claimed.
Our lawyers have experience acting in some of Australia’s largest class actions and insolvencies and are experts in assisting clients with high-value and reputationally significant disputes and investigative matters. Our practice also encompasses a broad range of regulatory matters, state and federal litigation, international arbitration, out-of-court restructurings, major private and public entity distressed transactions, multijurisdictional corporate collapses and court sanctioned schemes.
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Work Highlights
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Banton Group represented Vale Cash Management Fund and the City of Cockburn in Federal Court proceedings against S&P Global, alleging misleading and deceptive conduct related to the ratings of collateralised debt obligations.
Strengths
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Banton Group are very easy to deal with and listen to advice. Their communication and instructions are clear.
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) respondentAsia-PacificI have found the firm to be reliable, forward thinking and thoroughly professional. I consider them to be the best boutique law firm in plaintiff class actions.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Amanda Banton
Amanda Banton of Banton Group is one of the best-known names in the class action space, commanding the widest recognition for her representation of plaintiff groups. Amanda is completely tenacious. That is her strength, as she never gives up on a case.
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) respondentAsia-PacificAmanda is an outstanding legal practitioner whose deep knowledge and strategic thinking consistently delivers strong results. She is a rock star in Australian class actions for plaintiffs.
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) respondentAsia-PacificAmanda is a strong opponent, which is good for the plaintiff. She is very smart and aggressive in litigation.
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Ranked Individuals at Banton Group (1)
Members
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Elliott Smith

Melissa Morgan

Lisa Gallate

Paul Smith

Amanda Banton
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