Elizabeth Macknay

Practice Areas

- Commercial litigation

- White collar crime and government investigations

- Anti-bribery and corruption

- Financial services regulatory

- International arbitration

Career

Liz is the Managing Partner of the Perth office. She is a commercial litigator with particular knowledge in corporate regulatory matters, corporate crime and investigations, and international arbitration. She helps clients resolve disputes primarily in the mining and energy sectors. Based in Perth, Liz has worked with clients based in and outside Australia for over 25 years to help them resolve disputes. Her experience encompasses all forms of dispute resolution including mediation, litigation, expert determination and arbitration (both domestic and international). Liz leads the Corporate Crime & Investigations, Regulatory Compliance and International Arbitration teams in Perth. She regularly represents clients in regulatory and both domestic and foreign anti-bribery and corruption inquiries, investigations and enforcement action, and helps clients to minimise the risk of misconduct and enforcement action by preparing and carrying out ‘health checks’ on their internal compliance policies. Liz also assists clients in contentious areas of corporate activity, such as board spills, and adverse shareholder action, as well as advising companies and directors in relation to directors’ duties and responsibilities. Liz has represented clients in numerous domestic and international arbitrations seated in Perth and elsewhere. In addition to representing clients in Australian State and Federal Courts, and in international and domestic arbitrations, Liz regularly assists clients in their dealings with various regulators including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) and the Western Australian Economic Regulation Authority (ERA).

For additional information on Liz’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/e/elizabeth-macknay