Dispute Resolution
Australia
7 years ranked

Asia-Pacific 2026
Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney
Angela Pearsall has extensive experience in dispute resolution. She specialises in large-scale commercial litigation and class actions, as well as contentious regulatory litigation and investigations.
Angela regularly handles complex financial reporting litigation, having acted for global accounting and auditing firms for more than a decade. She has led litigation including class actions arising out of major corporate collapses, IPOs, capital raisings, complex financial instruments and financial services' obligations including AML/CTF. She regularly represents banks, large corporates, preeminent global accounting and auditing firms and directors.
Australian National University (Bachelor of Laws) 1994
Admitted as a solicitor in Australian Capital Territory 1994
Admitted in the High Court of Australia 1994
Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia 1996
Admitted as a solicitor in Western Australia 2005
Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2016
ARITA Advanced Certification Course with distinction 2017 (University of Technology Sydney in conjunction with ARITA (Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association)
Provided by Chambers
Angela Pearsall is based in Sydney and stands out for her handling of large-scale commercial litigation in the Australian market, notably including professional negligence disputes.
Provided by Chambers
Angela assembles a great team. She is very commercial and thoughtful in her advice.
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