Georgie Farrant

Georgie practises in commercial disputes, with a particular focus on regulatory disputes and investigations. This includes civil actions, criminal prosecutions and investigations by regulatory bodies where she represents both companies and individuals. Georgie also assists companies in developing their compliance programs including in relation to anti-bribery, fraud and whistleblowing. Georgie has previously worked on secondment for a regulator in the UK Listing Authority's Enforcement Team and for HSBC's compliance team. Georgie has advised in relation to matters involving the Australian Federal Police, the NSW Police, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice.

Compliance and investigations

• Acting for global financial services firm in relation to ASIC greenwashing investigtaion and infringement notices.
• Advising a consumer goods company in relation to NSW Crimes Commission investigation and search warrant by NSW Police.
• Advising global services company in relation to urgent investigation into use of confidential information in a tender.
• Advising global workforce company in relation to ICAC investigation.
• Advising pharmaceutical company in relation to dawn raid and subsequent regulator criminal investigation.
• Advising in relation to ASIO search warrants and subsequent legal actions.
• Acting for an individual in long-running briberty and false accounting investigation by AFP and ASIC.
• Advising medical devices company in relation to internal investigation and communications with Therapeutic Goods Administration in relation to supply of a registered product.
• Acting for former director of superannuation company in relation to ASIC "fee for no service" investigation.
• Acting for company in internal investigation relating to fraudulent conduct by an employee and updating compliance procedures in response.
• Acting for investment advisory company in relation to ASIC investigation of alleged market manipulation and review and revision of all internal employee policies and training.
• Acting for medical devices company in relation to review under US deferred prosecution agreement.

Litigation

• Acting for CMC Markets in defending class action relating to contracts for differences.
• Acting for Suez in successfully defending urgent interlocutory injunction proceedings commenced by Veolia in the Federal Court in relation to proposed Cleanaway transaction and Veolia takeover bid for Suez.
• Acting for William Morris Entertainment in successfully striking out procedings commenced in the NSW Supreme Courts in relation to alleged contractual claims.
• Acting for Mastercard in Federal Court proceedings by the ACCC.
• Acting for Home Consortium in proceedings in the Victorian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in relation to a dispute with a head landlord and another tenant arising from alleged breach of contract and misleading or deceptive conduct.
• Acting for AMP Capital Investors in NSW Supreme Court proceedings in claims against traffic forecasters for misleading or deceptive conduct and professional negligence arising from infrastructure investments in Lane Cove Tunnel.
• Acting for FremantleMedia in relation to obtaining freezing injunction in aid of proceedings in People's Republic of China against allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against former employee.
• Acting for Coffey Projects in relation to misleading or deceptive conduct, negligence and contractual claims in NSW Supreme Court arising from fraudulent investigations.
• Acting for SPI Energy in urgent Federal Court proceedings in relation to disputed rights issue.
• Acting for Estee Lauder in Supreme Court proceedings arising from proposed variation of lease.
• Acting for an Australian financial services licensee in relation to claims arising from fraudulent conduct by an authorised representative, including liaising with ASIC and obtaining freezing injunctions.

• Band 2, Anti-Bribery & Corruption (Australia), Chambers Asia Pacific

• Governance Risk Compliance Institute - Member
• Transparency International - Member
• Law Society of New South Wales
• Law Society of England & Wales