Nicole Leong
Solicitor
Solicitor
Sydney,
Australia
Nicole is a solicitor in the Sydney Commercial Litigation team.
Nicole has experience in large-scale and complex contentious commercial disputes and class actions.
Nicole has a particular focus on the banking and financial services sector and has acted for clients which include major corporations, financial institutions and individuals.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- acting for a major bank in defending a class action regarding the interest rates paid on certain superannuation investment options.
- acting for a major bank in relation to appeals from two shareholder class actions brought in the aftermath of AUSTRAC penalty proceedings.
- acting for a large Australian wealth creation company in proceedings brought against its insurers for their failure to indemnify the company in relation to multiple insurance claims.
- acting for a casino in a shareholder class action concerning alleged contraventions of the continuous disclosure regime and misleading and deceptive conduct.
- representing individuals in preparing for compulsory examinations and documentary productions in connection with investigations commenced by ASIC concerning the alleged contraventions of the Corporations Act and ASIC Act.
Sectors
Background
Nicole holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.
