Andrew Riordan

Andrew Riordan is a regulatory and investigations lawyer based in Melbourne. Andrew specialises in assisting Government clients to obtain regulatory outcomes through conducting investigations and enforcement proceedings.

Andrew has acted on major complex commercial litigation in a range of areas. He has extensive experience in acting both for and against Australian regulatory bodies, including in respect of ACCC prosecutions, ASIC investigations and ATO investigations.

In particular, having acted for the ACCC for more than 20 years, Andrew has successfully conducted complex, large-scale investigations and enforcement proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, including establishing contraventions of the cartel offence provisions, misuse of market power, unconscionable conduct, unfair contract terms, misleading or deceptive conduct provisions and breaches of directors’ duties. Many of those proceedings included establishing accessorial liability of directors.