Alexandra "Alex" Tighe

Alex has more than 15 years’ experience practising as a senior lawyer. She specialises in commercial dispute resolution, regulatory investigations and Royal Commissions.

With particular expertise in Royal Commissions, Alex acted as a lead partner of the Solicitors Assisting team of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (Lawyer ‘X’ Royal Commission). Alex also acted as a lead partner of the legal team acting for the State of Victoria in the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (Crown Casino Royal Commission). Alex is currently acting in the Defence and Veteran Suicide Robodebt Royal Commissions.

Alex has substantial general commercial litigation experience in both Victorian and Federal jurisdictions, acting for a variety of clients, from large corporations, to privately held family businesses and trusts. In any dispute, Alex works closely with her clients to quickly establish their needs and broader commercial objectives so that results can be secured in the quickest and most cost effective manner possible, including through Court based litigation or by alternative dispute resolution such as mediation and expert determination.

Alex is an accredited advisor with Family Business Australia and regularly works with family businesses, trusts, high net worth individuals and private clients in a range of disputes including minority shareholder claims, breach of trust and wills and estates claims.

In 2020, Alex was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards and was named Partner of the Year – Big Law, at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Alex has also been recognised in Australasian Lawyer’s list of Elite Women for 2021.