About Jennie-Lee
Jennie-Lee is a Senior Associate with over ten year’s experience in litigation and dispute resolution. She has had carriage of cases in both federal and State jurisdictions across a number of states in Australia.
Her clients have included major trading banks, ASX-listed companies, large mining companies, leading insolvency practices, trade unions, SMEs and high-net worth individuals.
Her practice is broad, having acted in disputes including corporate, partnership, employment, industrial, property, planning and environment, leasing, consumer, insolvency and professional negligence.
Jennie-Lee is experienced in large-scale litigation, with a particular focus on corporate disputes within the mining and resources sector. Her education and practice enables her to provide strategic and commercial advice to her clients.
Jennie-Lee has contributed to the community by undertaking pro bono work for RSPCA Queensland, LawRight (Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic), Self-Representation Service & Caxton Legal Centre, Legal Pod for young adults transitioning from foster care, Queensland Blind Association Inc. and Prisoners’ Legal Services Inc.
Specialisations
Experience
Large Mining Company
Acting in relation to a number of simultaneous claims and counterclaims involving allegations of fraud against former directors.
Watami (Qld)/Harris Black Chartered Accountants
Acted for the client with multiple other non-parties to object to notices seeking document disclosure within in the BHP/Cherwell Creek litigation.
Wesfarmers
Acted in a multi-billion dollar proceeding with Stanwell Corporation involving coal mining rebates, which included managing a very large scale disclosure process.
Westpac, NAB and Suncorp
Advised on recovery strategies and executing proceedings against sophisticated and high net worth customers.
Evolve Salons Ltd
Acted for multiple former directors of in a public examination by the liquidator and and related litigation.
Korda Mentha, Grant Thornton, FTI Consulting and PPB Advisory
Provided strategic advice and acted in negotiations and litigation in relation to receiverships and facilitating the sale of assets.