Ms Sylvia Fernandez > Thomson Geer > Sydney, Australia > Lawyer Profile

Thomson Geer
Level 14, 60 Martin Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Sylvia Fernandez has practised in the area of commercial litigation for the last 26 years.

Sylvia has acted for clients in relation to regulatory matters involving the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).  She has acted in a wide range of shareholder litigation involving listed and unlisted public companies and private companies and advised on corporate and capital markets matters.

Sylvia has served as a member of the NSW Law Society’s Committee on Litigation Law for the last 17 years and she is the Law Society’s representative on the Supreme Court Rules Committee.  She has been on the board of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce for over 10 years and in 2019 received the King of Spain’s Order of Civil Merit in relation to her work in promoting Spanish companies in the Australian market.

Sylvia has completed the directors’ course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Languages

French, Spanish

Memberships

  • Member of the Litigation Law and Practice Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales and is the Law Society representative on the Supreme Court Rules Committee
  • Sylvia has held a variety of roles with La Camara, the Spanish Australian Chamber of Commerce and is the current President.

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws – University of New South Wales
  • Bachelor of Arts – University of New South Wales

Lawyer Rankings

Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation

Thomson Geer‘s disputes team is skilled in multi-party and multi-jurisdictional litigation, including before the Federal Court of Australia, Royal Commissions, tribunals and arbitral institutions. Bronwyn Lincoln is an experienced litigator and is the director of ACICA and the Australian Disputes Centre, while Jodi Walkom is regarded for her expertise in commercial disputes, including litigation involving multiple stakeholders. John Howard represents clients in all aspects of business, property and company law disputes and investigations, and Sylvia Fernandez is noted for her ability to handle high-stakes litigation in the Supreme Courts. Stephen Penrose, Richard Wilenski and Yin Fang recently joined the firm.