Tom is a commercial disputes lawyer with a broad litigation and contentious regulatory practice.

Tom focuses on disputes with high financial and reputational exposure. Tom has assisted trusted Australian and international companies across a variety of sectors respond to regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings, class actions and complex commercial disputes.

 

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • acting for a major Australian retail bank in relation to an ASIC investigation involving alleged contraventions of the Corporations Act and ASIC Act.
  • acting in a long running dispute with geopolitical implications relating to the continuation of one of Australia’s largest iron ore mining projects.
  • acting for a global energy company in ICC arbitrations seated in Australia relating to information technology services.
  • acting for a major retailer in parallel regulatory and class action proceedings relating to underpayment claims.

Background

Tom holds a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia.