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Biography
Kate Green is a corporate disputes and regulatory lawyer based in Sydney.
Kate focuses her practice on complex domestic and international disputes including class actions and regulatory investigations and enforcement and internal corporate investigations. Kate advises clients on contract and shareholder disputes, Corporations Act and securities issues, statutory claims including misleading and deceptive conduct and anti- bribery, corruption and fraud risks.
Kate regularly advises regulators and corporations in respect of consumer law and corporations law compliance including investigations and enforcement. Kate's practice spans the financial services, consumer markets, pharmaceutical, mining and commodities and aviation industry.
Prior to joining our firm, Kate was working for a global law firm in New York City advising on financial services, global anti-bribery and corruption and sanctions and export control investigations and prosecutions as well as cross-border disputes. Prior to working in New York City, Kate worked for another international law firm in Sydney as a corporate disputes lawyer.
Kate has significant trial experience and has represented clients in the Federal Court, NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmanian Supreme Courts and in various New York jurisdictions. Kate is admitted to practice in New South Wales and in New York.
Professional experience
Collapse all- B Comm, LLB, University of Sydney
- Supreme Court of New South Wales 2010
- New York State Bar 2015
Representative experience – Australia
- advising ASIC on an investigation and enforcement proceedings against 11 former directors of Star Entertainment Group
- acting for Lendi Group (Aussie Home Loans) on the defence of a representative proceeding in the Federal Court
- advising ACCC on investigations regarding potential contraventions of consumer law
- advising the OAIC on an investigation concerning potential contraventions of privacy laws as a consequence of a data breach
- advising a global bank on its greenwashing policy
- acting for financiers and receivers and managers of Dick Smith Electronics (Supreme Court of NSW).
- acting for Acciona Infrastructure in misleading and deceptive conduct claim against Transport for New south Wales in relation to Sydney Light Rail (Supreme Court of NSW)
- defending 7-Eleven in class action commenced by franchisees (Federal Court of Australia).
- representing a consumer lender in relation to an investigation by ASIC into contraventions of the Australian Consumer Credit Law.
- representing a global bank in relation to an investigation by ASIC into futures trades.
- representing a superannuation institution in relation to an investigation by ASIC into contraventions of the Corporations Act.
- representing an individual director in an investigation by ASIC into bribery and corruption allegations.
- advising a global cruise line in relation to an investigation into third party supplier and subsequent dispute and settlement.
- advising Qantas in proceedings recovering costs associated with remediating areas at prominent airport.
- internal investigation for Caltex Australia into allegations of franchisee's not complying with the obligations under the Fair Work Act.
- acting for Caltex in proceedings commenced in the Supreme Court of Western Australia by franchisees, Allegria Pty Ltd and Ors.
- advising Rural Fire Service in relation to large donations raised by Celeste Barber and trust law issues.
- internal investigation for NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation into contractor misconduct.
- acting for CMA Assets Pty Ltd in WA Supreme Court proceedings and associated Security of Payment Act claims against John Holland Pty Limited in respect of delay, dredging and demolition of BHP's extended wharf facilities at Port Headland, West Australia alleging negligence, breach of contract, set off and claims for liquidated damages.
- acting for CMA Corporation Pty Ltd in Tasmanian Supreme Court and Appeal Court proceedings seeking relief against forfeiture and damages in respect of alleged breach of lease agreements.
- representing Qantas in relation to Federal Court proceedings following the explosion of an A380 aircraft.
- representing Rocklands Richfield Limited, a foreign-owned mining company, in proceedings concerning breaches of corporations and securities legislation and claims of oppression.
- advising Consolidated Press Holdings in high profile proceedings arising from claims of breach of directors' duties, breach of securities regulations and breach of contract.
- advising the financial service divisions of Westpac, AMP and Axis on proceedings arising out of insurance policies for professional indemnity.
- representing an individual during a hearing of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
- assisting Qantas in responding to an urgent request for documents from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
- assisting MCC Mining Limited, a Chinese owned mining company, in the preparation of a contract dispute for arbitration in the International Court of Arbitration.
Representative experience – New York
- advising a global pharmaceutical company in relation to cross-border internal investigations and investigations and prosecutions by U.S. and U.K. regulatory authorities for breaches of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, UK Bribery Act and U.S. and U.K. sanctions laws.
- representing an international hedge fund in relation to an investigation and potential prosecution by U.S. regulatory authorities for breaches of U.S. sanctions law.
- defending Gemological Institute of America, an international not for profit, in proceedings in New York regarding cross-border breach of contract, defamation and fraud.
- defending Benecard Services Inc., a pharmaceutical corporation, in a complex contract dispute in Federal Court.
- representing individuals in relation to an international anti-trust investigation by U.S. regulatory authorities.
- English
Insights
Greenwashing: ASIC reports on greenwashing interventions 2023 - 2024
Publication | August 27, 2024
Financial Services Regulatory ESG Monthly Updaters
Publication | February 14, 2024
The future of underpayment proceedings: The Fair Work Ombudsman and union led class actions
Publication | November 15, 2023