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Julia Avis |
| Special Counsel |
| LLB LLM |
| Melbourne |
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Biography
Julia specialises in advising the financial services industry on regulation, investigation and enforcement concerning conduct, liability, licensing, compliance and corporate governance issues.
Her work often involves strategic liaison with regulators when representing and assisting clients in relation to ASIC and ASX hearings, investigations and examinations into directors duties, continuous disclosure and market misconduct. Julia also conducts litigation relating to the liability of licensed principals for the conduct of representatives.
As an experienced commercial litigator Julia also advises and conducts litigation on general commercial disputes.
Julia's recent work includes:
- acting for a director and executive of a listed company in high profile complex civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC in relation to directors duties and disclosure;
- acting for a financial institution in ASIC administrative hearing relating to conflict of interest management and insider trading;
- representing the interests of members of a corporate defined benefit superannuation plan in proceedings to amend the trust deed; and
- advising a financial services licensees on regulatory, compliance and insurance issues arising from misconduct or advisers resulting in over 100 claims.
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