Amanda Beattie > Wotton + Kearney > Sydney, Australia > Lawyer Profile
Wotton + Kearney Offices
LEVEL 26, 85 CASTLEREAGH STREET
SYDNEY, NSW 2000
Australia
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Amanda Beattie
Work Department
Class Actions
Position
Amanda Beattie is the Head of Class Actions. She is an outstanding class actions defence lawyer and commercial litigator. In class actions, she has acted for financial institutions, professional services firms and government departments, including in multiple actions being heard concurrently. Her broader litigation experience includes large-scale commercial arbitration and litigation, ASIC investigations and Royal Commissions.
Amanda is known for her ability to run novel, large-scale litigation through to trial in multiple jurisdictions on any subject matter, particularly where managing teams, processes, voluminous documents and reputational risk is essential. She has particular experience in the highly regulated financial services sector and the public sector, having defended the Department of Defence, Multiplex, Westpac, Citibank, Colonial, Suncorp and NAB.
Amanda has also worked in both Australia and Hong Kong, and has a passion for supporting the people around her through formal mentoring, development and welfare activities.
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Dispute resolution: class actions
(Firms to watch)Amanda Beattie joined Wotton + Kearney in Sydney from King & Wood Mallesons in March 2023, along with Georgie Austin and Richard Leder, in Melbourne, who moved over from Corrs Chambers Westgarth in January 2023; the new team combines commercial litigation experience with the firm’s existing insurance expertise.
Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Firms to watch)Wotton + Kearney‘s dispute resolution team is headed by Richard Leder in Melbourne, who joined the firm in January 2023 from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, along with Georgie Austin. In Sydney, Amanda Beattie joined the team from King & Wood Mallesons in March 2023.
Australia > Insurance
Wotton + Kearney is recommended for general liability, financial lines and complex property, energy and construction claims. It’s also growing its capabilities in cyber insurance, general liability and class actions with the recruitment of Amanda Beattie (from King & Wood Mallesons) and Cheryl Phillips (from Minter Ellison), both in early 2023. Name partner and chief executive David Kearney and Cain Jackson, who is head of financial lines, are the group’s key senior partners. Andrew Moore is an expert in D&O and financial institution claims, management liability issues and environment claims. Charles Simon is well placed to advise on catastrophic losses, and building and construction-related incidents, as is Adam Chylek for indemnity disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insurance Australia
- Firms to watch Australia > Dispute resolution: class actions
- Firms to watch Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation