Hilary Starr
Senior Associate
Senior Associate
Sydney,
Australia
Hilary is a senior associate in the Disputes team.
Hilary has worked on a number of matters for major listed companies, including regulatory investigations, commercial litigation, corporate crime and crisis management.
She is trusted to manage complex issues for clients across a range of industries including financial services, technology, media and telecommunications and energy and resources.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- managing a complex international investigation for a top financial institution, working directly with senior executives, regulators and authorities in Australia and the United States
- acting for Qantas in relation to a significant contractual dispute.
- providing highly sensitive advice on issues for major energy and resource companies, including crisis management, disaster response and risk assessments related to key infrastructure
- core team member on significant, high profile class actions for BHP and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- acting for an ASX-listed company on an internal investigation into business activities in Indonesia, including advice on reporting obligations and potential criminal liability in Australia, Indonesia and the United States
Sectors
Background
Hilary holds a Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) and Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Hilary is admitted to practise as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.