Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation
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Melissa Morgan
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2026 
Firm
Banton Group
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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, equity, banking and finance, insolvency, property and consumer and competition related disputes.
Firm
Banton Group
Overview
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ 2026 for work in:
- Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation
Awards:
- Lawyers Weekly Class Actions Partner of the Year 2024 (Finalist)
- Lawyers Weekly Class Actions Partner of the Year 2023 (Finalist)
Asia Pacific Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2022
Case History
Cases
- Doyle’s Farm Produce Pty Ltd & Ors v Murray Darling Basin Authority & Anor, Supreme Court of New South Wales Proceedings No. 2019/00150651
Banton Group acts on behalf of NSW Murray Regulated River general security water entitlement holders and high reliability water shareholders for the Murray declared water system in representative proceedings against the MDBA and Commonwealth of Australia who were allocated low water allocations in the water year 2017/2018, no water allocation in 2018/2019 and in Victoria, low water allocations in 2019/2020, due to the alleged mismanagement of the defendants.
- R&B Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for the R&B Pension Fund v Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (In Liquidation) & Ors, Federal Court Proceedings NSD 665/2022
Banton Group acts together with Shine Lawyers for the Lead Applicants in a consolidated class action brought on behalf of shareholders of Blue Sky against Blue Sky, its former directors and auditor, Ernst & Young.
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