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John Emmerig

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One of Australia’s leading litigators, John Emmerig has more than 30 years’ experience representing the interests of global and major domestic corporations, financial institutions, and government in high-stakes litigation. John’s core areas of practice are class action defense, “bet the company” commercial disputes, and government/regulatory litigation. He is routinely involved in some of the largest and most complex cases conducted in Australian superior courts. John’s international litigation experience spans disputes in the U.S., UK, Europe and Asia. He is the national co-Chair of its Class Actions Committee of the Law Council of Australia, an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Equity, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, and the author of over 100 legal articles. John was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Law in 2016 and has served on numerous consultative committees with the Federal Court of Australia and Government regulators (including ASIC) over the last two decades.