Experience

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  Augusta Ventures Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Investment Manager

    • May 2017 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Dentons

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Lawyer (admitted in NSW)

    • Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Barclays

  • Canary Wharf, London

  • Lawyer (admitted in NSW)

    • Oct 2013 - Jan 2017
    • Canary Wharf, London

    In-house Lawyer– Litigation, Investigations & Enforcement- Managing and instructing external counsel in defending a portfolio of derivative (interest rate hedging product (IRHP)) claims- Developing strategies to respond to multiple claims against the Bank- Working with, advising and taking instructions from senior business stakeholders on all stages of litigation- Formulating creative costs solutions and fee arrangements and monitoring external counsel costs and processes to ensure legal costs control- Attending and presenting at mediations, without prejudice negotiations, stakeholder meetings and training seminarsNotable case experience- Win on all claims in the High Court in Thornbridge v Barclays, which is widely reported and relied upon as Barclays first IRHP case victory

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  Watson Mangioni

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Lawyer

    • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Sydney, Australia

    Senior Lawyer – Commercial Litigation- Managing a $200m damages action against the receivers & managers of shares in a billion dollar ammonia production company in the Supreme Court of Victoria- Instructing Senior Counsel in the Victorian Court of Appeal in a security for costs application - Working on an international funds transfer claim by a large Middle Eastern company against an Australian bank - Managing a multi-million dollar IT contract dispute with the Queensland Government

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  Piper Alderman

  • Sydney

  • Senior Associate

    • Nov 2007 - May 2012
    • Sydney

    Senior Associate – Dispute Resolution- Managing a class action arising from 39 CDOs issued by Lehman Brothers resulting in claims for misleading and deceptive conduct, negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties- Corporations Law actions including under the:o Insurance provisions o Managed investment scheme provisionso Insolvent trading and voidable transaction provisionso Winding up provisionso Examinations provisions- Managing a team of 10 lawyers/paralegals/secretaries at any given time- Running trials and hearings, including successfully instructing Counsel in the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of NSW.- Drafting and preparing all relevant documents for Court proceedings - including applications, witness statements and submissions - Acting for and against liquidators and other insolvency practitioners- Advising clients on the best strategic approach to insolvent recoveries- Establishing and maintaining relationships with litigation funders and the major banks- Liaising with media and drafting articlesNotable case experience- Win in the High Court of Australia in landmark Lehman Brothers case that is precedent law for deeds of company arrangement not permitting third party releases and differentiating deeds of arrangement from schemes of arrangement- Win in the Federal Court of Australia in the Lehman Brothers Australia class action – representing the Applicant local government councils and 73 group members in the Federal, Full Federal and High Courts in relation to a damages claim for $250m regarding 39 CDO products- Winding up a large Income Fund – acting for the liquidator to wind up a large managed investment scheme in which tens of millions was invested- Representing applicants in a High Court special leave application- Winding up a foreign registered corporation in the Federal Court and applying cross border insolvency legislation

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  McLachlan Thorpe Partners

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Lawyer

    • Nov 2006 - Nov 2007
    • Sydney, Australia

    Solicitor – Litigation- Liaising with clients to formulate a tailored case approach for their circumstances in a broad range of areas such as debt recovery, bankruptcy and commercial litigation- Preparing for and making court appearances from the Local Court to the Federal Court- Drafting court documents including statements of claim, affidavits, statutory demands, bankruptcy notices and default judgments

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  Henry Davis York

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Paralegal

    • 2004 - Aug 2006
    • Sydney, Australia