Best Lawyers in Sydney, Australia for Litigation

Jason is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading class action, regulatory investigation and product liability specialists. He has over 25 years’ of litigation experience and has defended the largest class actions and investigations in the Australian market. He is one of the few Australian defence lawyers to have run a class action to final trial and judgment, and is the only Australian lawyer to win two shareholder class actions at trial (on behalf of Worley and Iluka). Jaso...

Malcolm has particular experience in class actions, supplemented by specialist expertise in insurance, including providing coverage advice to insurers as well as acting to defend their insureds. He has an outstanding track record of achieving positive outcomes for clients by resolving their disputes in a timely and cost-effective fashion without litigation where possible, and by litigating to successful conclusions where necessary. His clients expect and receive proactive and early advice whi...

John is a senior partner in our Insurance Group and a former Chairman of the firm. He runs a full-time practice that focuses on professional indemnity, directors' and officers' (D&O) liability, commercial litigation and aviation litigation. What he does John advises a wide range of professional people across the construction and financial planning industries and company directors, officers and other lawyers in defence of legal negligence claims. He is mostly retained by large Australian a...

Cris Cureton has over three decades’ experience advising governments, utilities and major contractors on major LNG, mining, power, rail and hospital projects and related disputes across Australia. Cris has participated in national status projects including the Alice Springs to Darwin Railway, the Bonaparte Gas Pipeline, Sydney Metro West, and Defence base and materiel procurement projects. Cris has conducted a number of significant building defect cases. Given his depth of industry know...

Mark is one of Australia’s leading barristers specialising in major construction, engineering and infrastructure disputes throughout Australia and Asia. In addition to his pre-eminent status as a specialist barrister in the field of construction, engineering and infrastructure, Mark has extensive experience in advising and appearing in relation to a broad range of complex commercial and equity disputes at trial and appellate level. Complementing his extensive practice in litigation, Mar...

Simon has practised as a barrister in Sydney since 2010 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2024. He had previously worked in New York, taught at the University of Sydney Law School, and been an associate at the High Court of Australia. Simon’s practice includes commercial and corporate law, equity, insurance, professional indemnity, public law and trade practices. He has appeared in representative proceedings (for applicants and respondents), commissions of inquiry (as counsel assistin...

Jeremy is briefed to advise and appear across a wide range of matters. He appears at trial and on appeal, frequently in complex commercial causes. In addition to commercial causes, Jeremy often appears in regulatory proceedings arising under the Corporations Act 2001 and the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. Jeremy regularly appears in the Supreme Court of NSW, particularly in the Commercial List, other State Supreme Courts, the Federal Court, the NSW Land & Environment Court, and appeal...

Justin Hogan-Doran SC FCIArb FACICA is a Senior Counsel of the Australian Bar and an Arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations, based at 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers in Sydney, Australia. He is recognised by his peers as a highly accomplished barrister and arbitrator with expertise in international and cross-border litigation, international commercial arbitration, investor-state disputes and private & public international law. He also has an extensive practice acting and advi...

Stephen is a well-respected commercial litigation lawyer with almost 30 years’ experience. His area of specialisation is in corporate and commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on complex debt, consumer law, contract, corporations law, equity, real property and regulatory investigations. Stephen has represented both public and private companies across a range of industries and issues, in the Supreme Court, the Federal Court and High Court, and has led large-scale matters...

Scott McDonald has more than 30 years' commercial litigation experience. He works on complex commercial disputes, competition law litigation, alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy and insolvency. He also practises in the emerging field of international commercial arbitration with a particular focus on cross-border trade disputes. What he does Scott provides regulatory advice to publicly listed companies, and their directors and officers, on statutory notices or examination requests from ...

Edward has as a national practice with a focus on commercial disputes, insurance, reinsurance, corporations law and obligations. He has particular expertise in addressing policy construction and other indemnity issues arising in the context of insurance and reinsurance arrangements. In addition, Edward has substantial experience – and a strong academic interest – in public law and the prosecution of environmental and regulatory offences. He appears regularly for governmental agenc...

For more than 20 years, Joanne has managed an extensive insurance litigation practice in the mining industry. She frequently appears before relevant Commissions and Courts and assists large self-insured companies.

Nuala accepts briefs in all areas of commercial law but has special expertise in complex, high–value engineering and construction disputes. She regularly appears in the Federal Court of Australia, the Court of Appeal New South Wales, the Supreme Court of New South Wales and in private arbitrations and mediations.

Malcolm Stewart is the Managing Director of Speed and Stracey Lawyers, Vice President of Rule of Law Institute of Australia and Vice Chairman of Australia’s Magna Carta Institute. Major areas of work are Tax and Trust Litigation, and providing strategic dispute advice. Recent achievements include resolving major tax proceedings concerning the Binetter Family, complex Superfund litigation and stopping NSW metropolitan Council mergers.

Brin is a leading junior barrister with wide ranging expertise in crime, regulatory proceedings, inquiries and professional disciplinary proceedings. Her clients have included major corporations and executives, federal and state government agencies and directors of prosecutions, professionals and their insurers. Brin acts for corporations and individuals in Class 5 Land and Environment Court proceedings and is listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia for Planning and Environment Law...

Chanel is an experienced litigator and negotiator, specialising in defence of national liability disputes across the casualty, catastrophic injury, and property space. She has extensive experience acting behalf of public liability insurers, their insureds, corporate insureds, and public authorities including local councils. It is through the total understanding of the insurer and the insured’s business that she can tailor and deliver enhanced services, including efficient claims outcome...

Steven specialises in professional indemnity matters with an expertise in health law and brokers negligence. He regularly assists clients in both litigious cases, and regulatory complaints before the professional councils. In 2020, he was recognised as a top health lawyer when he was awarded Lawyers Weekly’s 30 under 30 Health and Medical Award. Steven has also been appointed to the Human Research Ethics Committee of Concord Repatriation General Hospital (which approved clinical trials ...

Helena was admitted to the Bar in 2014 after practising as a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills and acting as a Tipstaff and Associate to Justice Slattery in the NSW Supreme Court. She practices mainly in complex commercial and general equity matters (with particular interest in contractual disputes, insurance and financial services). She also utilises her extensive commercial experience in complex commercial prosecutions. Helena is often able to draw on her legal education and experience i...

Melissa has extensive experience in commercial, corporate and insolvency litigation matters. Melissa’s recent experience includes acting in class action proceedings against the Murray Darling Basin Authority; prosecuting matters on behalf of large national corporates and high net worth individuals in a range of corporation litigation, including breaches of trust, fiduciary duties, directors duties and multiple breaches of the Corporations Act as well as acting in a number of trust, equi...

Melanie is an insurance litigator with experience spanning various fields of insurance law, including public liability, product liability and professional indemnity claims. Melanie also works in the not-for-profit sector, assisting charitable and religious organisations responding to child abuse claims. What she does Melanie advises clients from a range of sectors, including schools, churches, hospitals, health and allied health professionals, construction companies, hospitality groups, sport...

Antonia specialises in personal injury insurance litigation. She has a particular interest in complex medical disputes and defending fraudulent claims. Her approach to claims involves early resolution where appropriate and vigorous defence and forensic investigations where warranted. What she does Antonia advises on all aspects of claims management. She is adept at assessing and defending claims involving complex liability issues and multiple defendants, catastrophic injury, and compensation ...