Jacob Lerner
Jacob is a Solicitor in the Sydney Disputes Practice Group.
Jacob is a commercial and public law litigator. He has worked on a variety of matters across the breadth of the disputes practice, including matters involving complex questions of both law and fact. These have included cases concerning commercial, regulatory, administrative and environmental law issues.
Jacob has also provided strategic advice to clients on sensitive issues, including in difficult regulatory contexts. This includes advising both private and public entities on the scope of statutory powers in contentious and non-contentious situations.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- numerous ASX-listed companies in relation to ESG issues, including environmental and climate change issues, responding to shareholder activism and defending litigation
- an asylum seeker in pro bono litigation in the High Court of Australia, concerning a complex question of statutory construction
- various companies in relation to the intersection of administrative law, environment and planning matters
- an industrial company in relation to parallel criminal and administrative law proceedings regarding alleged environmental harm
- an Executive Chairman of a financial services business in relation to a section 19 examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- a property development business in relation to alleged misappropriation of funds
- various technology companies in relation to novel digital regulation
Background
Jacob obtained his law degree from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours. He was Researcher to Chief Justice Bell of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and an Associate in the Equity Division of the Court. He also obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, where he was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship (Proxime Accessit) and the Law Faculty Prize for Advanced Administrative Law.
