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Nicholas Mavrakis

Clayton Utz
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Alternative Dispute Resolution
    Class Action Litigation...
  • Website:
    http://www.claytonutz.com
  • Location:
    Level 15
    1 Bligh Street
    Sydney, AU NSW 2000

Nicholas has over 25 years' experience in managing large and complex litigation in commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, class actions, securities law, cartel disputes, fraud and tax disputes.

Nicholas advises domestic and international corporate and banking clients with their local and global disputes, regulatory and internal investigations and follow on regulatory enforcement action and court proceedings. He is regularly called upon by financial services clients to assist in complicated regulatory investigations and disputes, covering a broad spectrum of areas across wealth/financial planning, responsible and consumer lending, markets, culture and governance.

Nicholas has acted on major complex commercial litigation in a range of areas.  He has extensive experience in complex investigations undertaken by Australian regulatory bodies, including ASIC investigations, ATO investigations, ACCC cartel investigations, Royal Commissions and bribery and corruption investigations.  He is regularly called upon by clients to assist with those investigations and with related civil penalty and related class actions disputes.

Nicholas has considerable experience working with overseas counsel on global disputes, and on investigations across a range of regulators in the US, Europe and Asia.

Chambers recently cited client feedback for Nicholas as "…a very smart, very strategic thinker I would recommend to anybody", "tenacious, commercially adept and a gifted strategist" and "also having great instincts in terms of dealing with the regulator."

Nicholas was the National Practice Group Leader of Commercial Litigation from 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2017. He was also a board member of Clayton Utz from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019.

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Lawyer Bio

Nicholas has over 25 years' experience in managing large and complex litigation in commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, class actions, securities law, cartel disputes, fraud and tax disputes.

Nicholas advises domestic and international corporate and banking clients with their local and global disputes, regulatory and internal investigations and follow on regulatory enforcement action and court proceedings. He is regularly called upon by financial services clients to assist in complicated regulatory investigations and disputes, covering a broad spectrum of areas across wealth/financial planning, responsible and consumer lending, markets, culture and governance.

Nicholas has acted on major complex commercial litigation in a range of areas.  He has extensive experience in complex investigations undertaken by Australian regulatory bodies, including ASIC investigations, ATO investigations, ACCC cartel investigations, Royal Commissions and bribery and corruption investigations.  He is regularly called upon by clients to assist with those investigations and with related civil penalty and related class actions disputes.

Nicholas has considerable experience working with overseas counsel on global disputes, and on investigations across a range of regulators in the US, Europe and Asia.

Chambers recently cited client feedback for Nicholas as "…a very smart, very strategic thinker I would recommend to anybody", "tenacious, commercially adept and a gifted strategist" and "also having great instincts in terms of dealing with the regulator."

Nicholas was the National Practice Group Leader of Commercial Litigation from 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2017. He was also a board member of Clayton Utz from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019.

  • Award List

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia for work in:

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Regulatory Practice
 

Awards:

  • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific: recognised as a Leading Individual in- Dispute Resolution (2016-2020)- Regulatory Compliance and Investigations (2017-2020) - Class Actions (2019)
  • IFLR1000: leading lawyer (2018-2019)
  • Who's Who Legal: recognised in Litigation Australia and International (2017-2019) 
  • Doyles Guide: names Nicholas as one of Australia's leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers (2018-2020)
  • ITR World Tax: names Nicholas as highly regarded in Tax Controversy (2019-2020)
  • Tax Controversy Leaders Guide: Nicholas is highly regarded as a Tax Controversy Leader in Australia (2013-2020)
 

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Firm Details

Clayton Utz
http://www.claytonutz.com
 
7 Office Locations
in 2 Countries

Australia

Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Level 28

Riparian Plaza

71 Eagle Street

Brisbane QLD 4001

Australia

61 7 3292 7000

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Canberra, Australia

Level 10

NewActon Nishi

2 Phillip Law Street

Canberra ACT 2601

Australia

61 2 6279 4000

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Darwin, Australia

17-19 Lindsay Street

Darwin NT 0801

Australia

61 8 8943 2555

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Melbourne, Australia

Level 18

333 Collins Street

Melbourne VIC 3001

Australia

61 3 9286 6000

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Perth, Australia

Level 27

QV.1 Building

250 St Georges Terrace

Perth WA 6000

Australia

61 8 9426 8000

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Sydney, Australia

Level 15

1 Bligh Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Australia

61 2 9353 4000

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Central, Hong Kong

Haley & Co.

703 - 704

The Hong Kong Club Building

3A Chater Road

Central

Hong Kong

852 3980 6868

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