Rebecca Spigelman

Partner
Sydney

Biography

Rebecca is a partner in our Disputes and Investigations group.

She has extensive experience in prosecuting and defending class actions and other complex commercial disputes in several jurisdictions, having represented some of the world’s largest corporations in precedent-setting shareholder, product liability, competition/antitrust and other class action and commercial proceedings in Australia, the United States and Canada. Rebecca brings a unique, well-rounded and international perspective to the litigation and defence of complex commercial disputes.

She also has particular expertise in international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration and the alternative dispute resolution of complex commercial disputes.

Rebecca has been recognised by The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in class actions and is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), an invitation-only, peer-reviewed group of the world’s leading defence lawyers from global law firms and Fortune 500 companies. She is highly regarded for her creative and knowledgeable approach to litigation, her ability to manage and advise on high profile, complex disputes, and obtaining commercial outcomes for her clients.

Experience

Rebecca’s experience includes advising:

  • Credit Suisse in prosecuting claims against insurers associated with the collapse of Greensill worth over US$2 billion.

  • QBE Insurance in a class action regarding consumer credit insurance products.

  • JP Morgan in relation to the ACCC's criminal cartel prosecution against ANZ, Citi Group and Deutsche Bank and various individuals in relation to a $2.5 billion capital raising by ANZ in August 2015.

  • In numerous shareholder, product liability and competition/antitrust class action proceedings in the United States and Canada, including for:

    • Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Canada in a competition class action regarding the sale of operating system and software products in the US, Canada and the European Union.

    • General Electric Corporation in a shareholder class action for alleged misrepresentations and misstatements in offering of securities.

    • Johnson & Johnson on a number of product liability, consumer protection and labelling/marketing individual actions and class actions arising out of their sale and supply of talcum powder in North America.

    • Ferring Inc. on a number of product liability, consumer protection and labelling/marketing individual actions and class actions arising out of their sale and supply of IVF drug Bravelle in North America.

    • Canada Bread Company in a price fixing class action regarding the sale of packaged bread.

    • Samsung Electronics in a price fixing class action regarding optical disc drives.

  • The lead applicants in securing the largest judgment in Australian history in a class action against Toyota Motor Corporation in Williams v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia.

  • LCM Funding in a case which successfully overturned the Brookfield Multiplex decision of the Full Federal Court.

  • The lead applicants in a significant consumer law class action against Jaguar Land Rover.

Awards and Recognition

  • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024

    Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution - Class actions

  • The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023

    Recognised as a recommended lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Class Actions

  • Doyle’s Guide 2023

    Leading class actions lawyer

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