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Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Experience
SPA Australia has unique litigation experience and has assisted organisations navigate some of their most complex, large-scale disputes. We work with the Commonwealth – including as an embedded trusted advisor – to help manage litigated and non-litigated matters.
Our lawyers have a clear eye for identifying uncertainty, risk (including reputational risk), efficiencies and cost. Our lawyers are familiar with the many twists and turns of litigation and are adept at supporting our clients to achieve whole-of-government strategic outcomes.
Skills & expertise
Our team has a proven track record working with government to identify areas of high risk, including identifying the commercial and legal drivers of a dispute. Our team members are approachable, collegiate and skilled at working with you to deliver high-quality and strategic advice and assistance as you navigate disputes and litigation.
Our team has expertise across:
- Alternative dispute resolution processes that proactively emphasise resolution
- Defamation
- Employment and related disputes including managing Fair Work, Australian Human Rights Commission and Sex Discrimination conciliations
- Coronial Inquests, Inquiries and Royal Commissions
- Supporting the Commonwealth to respond to class actions
- Managing large-scale, complex litigation including co-ordinating large-scale discovery and other document co-ordination and evidence retention exercises
- Professional negligence including medical malpractice and directors’ and officers’ liability
- Public liability including general negligence-type claims and historic sexual and other abuse claims
- Work Health Safety and major incident investigations and prosecutions.
Government Team of the Year
Employer of Choice
Corporate Citizen of the Year
State Finalist ACT – Building Communities
Diversity Law Firm of the Year
NewLaw Firm of the Year
People
Zoe Lynam
Managing Director
National Lead – Legal
Sean King
Principal Advisor
National Lead – Defence & Analytics (Acting)
James Lavery
Expert Advisor
Melissa Randall
Expert Advisor
Team Lead – Public Law
Richard Monteleone
Expert Advisor
Russell Bayliss
Expert Advisor
Catherine Saunders
Special Advisor
Hannah von Forell
Special Advisor
Team Lead – Enforcement, Litigation and Regulatory Law
Jasmin Douglas
Special Advisor
Loretta Houlahan
Special Advisor
Natalie Kok
Special Advisor
Thomas McBride
Special Advisor
Mashiat Mustaq
Advisor
Zehra Kazmi
Advisor
Fergus Pandy
Assistant Advisor
