Amelia Burns
Amelia is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice in Sydney.
Amelia Burns is a disputes lawyer with experience acting for major Australian and international companies in complex commercial litigation and regulatory investigations. Her practice includes financial services regulation, class actions and cross-border disputes. Amelia spent three years in HSF Kramer's London disputes practice, where her experience spanned environmental class actions, shareholder disputes involving unfair prejudice and derivative claims, and matters raising complex private international law issues.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- global investment bank in landmark cartel proceedings brought by the ACCC, considered a test case for the application of competition law to Australian financial markets
- global investment bank in connection with alleged insider trading and an investigation by ASIC
- oil and gas producer responding to third-party subpoenas arising from allegations of fraud and bribery in defamation proceedings
- high-net-worth individuals in shareholder disputes involving a derivative claim, unfair prejudice petition and novel pre-action disclosure applications (England & Wales)
- global specialty chemicals company in a substantial Commercial Court trial concerning alleged fraud and breach of warranty arising from a business sale (England & Wales)
- global company defending a high-profile environmental class action concerning alleged environmental harm in Africa, including jurisdictional and parent company liability issues (England & Wales)
Sectors
Background
Amelia co-authored a chapter on Australian market misconduct in Bootmakers, Boards and Rogues (2023) and contributed to Class Actions in England and Wales (2026) on environmental and human rights claims.
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