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Dispute Resolution - Australia
What the Team is Known For
MinterEllison maintains a large disputes practice with a broad national and international footprint, a substantial cross-jurisdictional offering for the Asia-Pacific region and a depth of resources to cover all major business sectors. Its signature strengths include the handling of shareholder class actions, regulatory investigations and prosecutions, and disputes relating to infrastructure for an impressive range of corporate and government clients. The team is frequently seen on high-profile financial services-related disputes and on matters subject to domestic or international arbitration.
Strengths
The firm has a great understanding of the industry and regulators. It can provide practical and commercial advice on legally complex areas.
MinterEllison has a talented and diligent deep bench of highly qualified litigators who provide practical advice and quality written product.
They are always available and proactive rather than just responsive.
Work Highlights
MinterEllison defended Stanwell in a class action alleging misuse of market power in relation to bidding in the National Energy Market in Australia.
Notable practitioners
Beverley Newbold handles high-profile matters in the class action and regulatory spheres from MinterEllison's Sydney office, often acting on behalf of some of Australia's household-name companies, or their individual executives, on both domestic and cross-border mandates.
Ross Freeman is based in Melbourne and is extremely well versed in a variety of dispute mandate types including class actions, regulatory investigations and alleged instances of market misconduct.
Ross is always a joy to work with.
Tom Fletcher leads the firm's contentious energy and resources practice. Based in Brisbane, he acts for public and private sector clients on a broad range of disputes, inquiries and reviews.
Tom is an expert in his field. He is a great listener, anticipates around every corner and makes us feel so incredibly well represented.
He is informed on sector issues and the regulatory environment, responsive to our needs and has a network of access to key decision-makers and their teams.
Tom often considers matters holistically and recommends approaches that we may have overlooked.