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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Felicity is an experienced disputes partner who focuses on regulatory enforcement and investigations, white collar crime and financial services contentious matters.
For over 19 years Felicity has advised financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, creditors and directors on a wide range of complex litigious matters in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She regularly advises clients in all areas of commercial dispute resolution including regulatory enforcement and investigations involving the DPP, ASIC, ACCC, OAIC, AUSTRAC and FIRB. She also has significant experience and knowledge in respect of contentious issues arising in connection with M&A transactions, directors' duties, banking and finance, fraud, AML/CTF and insolvency. Felicity is recognized in Chambers and Best Lawyers as a "leading expert in Regulatory Practice".
- An Australian Bank | Lead Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting on behalf of an Australian bank regarding use of Agentic AI and possible remedial steps to prevent ongoing contraventions of use terms.
- Private Equity Firm | Lead Litigation Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting in respect of approval of scheme of arrangement for the sale of Insignia Financial Services.
- Defense Company| Lead Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting for Director and Chair of the Audit Committee in respect of an ASIC investigation into continuous disclosure breaches.
- Major retailer | Lead Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting for a major international retailer regarding allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct and possible class action in connection with franchisee obligations.
- Dexus Proceedings | Lead Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting for a shareholder in connection with the proceedings commenced by Dexus in respect of purported breaches of the Shareholders Agreement in connection with Melbourne Airport.
- Stockbroking/Financial Adviser | Lead Partner | 2025-2026 | Acting in connection with an ASIC investigation and enforcement action regarding alleged disclosure of confidential information to the media.
- Nexsphere | Lead Litigation Partner | 2025 | Acted in respect of a dispute with project partner, Equinor (State-owned Norwegian entity specializing in renewable energy projects), in connection with the licensing of an offshore wind project in Tasmania.
- Big Four Bank| Lead Litigation Partner | 2025 | Acted in connection with a confidential investigation into possible breaches of hardship provisions of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act and the Credit Code.
- Global Bank | Lead Partner | 2024-2026 | Acting for global bank in regulatory enforcement proceedings commenced by ASIC relating to alleged deficient control environment for the prevention and detection of scams.
- BOQ (Bank of Queensland) | Lead Partner | 2024-2025 | Acted for BOQ in respect of a range of disputes (including class action) relating to the unilateral termination of 114 bank branches across Australia.
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