Clifford Chance

Litigation＆Dispute Resolution

Julia is an experienced arbitration and litigation practitioner, advising and representing clients on the full spectrum of contentious national and international disputes across a wide range of sectors including aerospace and defence, construction and infrastructure, energy and resources, government and corporates. Julia acts as both counsel and arbitrator. She also regularly advises clients on dispute avoidance, contract administration and risk minimisation at all stages of the major project lifecycle.

Supreme Court of South Australia, Associate 2001

Junior Associate, Baker McKenzie 2002

Associate, Fisher Jeffries (now Dentons) 2004

University of New South Wales (Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration) 2007

Senior Associate, Clayton Utz 2006

Senior Associate, Clifford Chance 2011

Principal, Lipman Karas 2014

Counsel, Clifford Chance 2021

Partner since 2024

English, French (fluent), Spanish (competent), Mandarin (basic)

Member of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Practice and Procedure Board

Member of the ACICA Professional Advisory Council

Flinders University of South Australia (Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws) 2001

Flinders University of South Australia (Bachelor of Arts) 2001

Flinders University of South Australia (Diploma in Language) 2001

Université Paris 1, Pantheon- Sorbonne (Masters in French Law and European Community Law) 2004