Ms Kirsty Sutherland > Corrs Chambers Westgarth > Perth, Australia > Lawyer Profile
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Offices

LEVEL 15, WOODSIDE PLAZA
240 ST GEORGES TERRACE
PERTH, WA 6000
Australia
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Ms Kirsty Sutherland

Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Partner.
Career
Kirsty Sutherland specialises in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She deftly handles a full arsenal of legal tools achieving results that are specific, pragmatic, and realise business objectives. Recognised as one of the top insolvency and litigation lawyers in Australia, Kirsty has been integrally involved in some of the country’s most high profile litigations and largest workouts.
https://www.corrs.com.au/people/kirsty-sutherland
Memberships
Turnaround Management Association Member; Insolvency Practitioners Association Member; Australian Institute of Company Directors Member; AICD Director Pipeline Project Participant; Corrs Chambers Westgarth Board of Directors Member.
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Leading partners)Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s commercial litigation practice is led by Mark Wilks, who stands out for his experience in leading his team in ‘bet the company’ disputes. The team works with a range of clients, from global corporates to banks, energy and natural resources companies, as well as government entities. The firm works closely with other firms in the US and UK to assist in cross-border disputes that require advice on aspects of Australian law. In Perth, Kirsty Sutherland specialises in large-scale disputes in the energy and natural resources industries, while Simon Johnson represents a range of blue-chip clients in the technology and financial services sectors. David Anthony specialises in corporate and commercial disputes, and is the head of diversity and inclusion at the firm. Frieda Chan is noted for her competition litigation expertise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: litigation Australia
- Leading partners Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Competition and trade
- Data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Infrastructure projects and construction
- Intellectual property
- IT and telecoms
- Labour and employment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: class actions
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- Environment and planning
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Labour and employment: workplace health and safety (WHS)
- Tax
- White-collar crime
- Insurance
- Media and entertainment
- Native title
- Capital markets