Dispute Resolution - Australia
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
Johnson Winter Slattery operates an independent team, offering public and private sector clients nationwide coverage of contentious corporate matters. It also maintains a close focus on competition, construction, energy and resources, insolvency and regulatory issues. It is prominent on large-scale class action mandates, particularly those involving third-party funders, acting for both applicants and defendants. The team is further noted for its handling of matters involving questions of directors' and officers' liability. The firm is valued for its ability to draw upon the resources of the wider firm.
Strengths
Johnson Winter Slattery is commercially minded, easy to deal with and prioritises well.
The firm offers great technical advice and strategic skills.
Work Highlights
JWS represented the lead applicant and Harbour Litigation Funding in a class action claim against CMC Markets Asia Pacific on behalf of investors in highly leveraged derivatives.
Johnson Winter Slattery defended Qantas in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission prosecution for alleged false or misleading representations regarding flight cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable practitioners
Paul Reidy, co-head of the disputes team, is particularly well-known for his management of class action mandates and representation of individual executives facing regulatory investigation or prosecution. He is based in the Sydney office.
Paul Reidy is a brilliantly sharp and endlessly creative lawyer.
Robert Johnston stands out for his substantial involvement in Superior Court litigation, much of which is prominent class action work conducted in the Federal Court and New South Wales Supreme Court.
He is a very experienced and wise litigator.
Robert is great to work with. He is friendly, astute and commercial.
Andreas Piesiewicz is based in Sydney and is highly regarded for his expertise in class actions. He acts for an impressive range of clients in the hospitality, energy and aviation sectors.
Andreas Piesiewicz is a technically proficient and strategically astute lawyer. He is extremely hardworking and dedicated to successfully resolving cases.
Frances Dreyer is based in Johnson Winter Slattery's Sydney office and is regularly mandated on litigation matters of considerable scale, with a particular strength in class action disputes across a range of industry sectors.
Frances is exceptionally talented and hardworking, a rare combination.
