About

Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

White Collar Crime + Corporate Investigations

Our team is at the forefront of Australia’s white-collar crime landscape, acting on many of the country’s most complex and high-profile regulatory, enforcement and corporate investigation matters. Our practice continues to experience exceptional growth, reflecting the trust placed in us by leading companies, executives and boards to manage matters of the highest legal, commercial and reputational significance.

How we can help

We provide comprehensive representation and strategic advice across all aspects of white-collar crime and corporate investigations, including those involving ASIC, AUSTRAC, ACCC, OAIC and the ATO. Our expertise spans market manipulation, breaches of directors’ duties, corporate fraud, money laundering, insider trading, privacy breaches and cybersecurity enforcement. We also regularly act in Royal Commissions, Parliamentary Inquiries and class actions, bringing deep experience navigating the intersection of law, governance and public scrutiny.

Our Services

  • Regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
  • Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) compliance and enforcement
  • Corporate fraud, directors’ duties and market misconduct
  • Whistleblower and workplace investigations
  • Royal Commissions and public inquiries
  • Class actions and follow-on litigation
  • Data, privacy and cybersecurity investigations
  • Legal informatics and document review technology for large-scale matters

Chambers Review

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White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations - Australia

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Gilbert + Tobin operates a strong ASIC investigatory practice acting for both individuals and organisations. The firm additionally offers expertise in professional negligence and internal investigations.

Notable practitioners

Richard Harris is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

  • Gilbert + Tobin represented Nuix in class actions stemming from allegations of continuous disclosure breaches and misleading IPO forecasts, exacerbated by Nuix’s share price collapse following a revenue downgrade in May 2021.

Strengths

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Members

Provided by Gilbert + Tobin

Daniel MacPherson

Peter Munro

Richard Harris