Chris focusses on bet-the-company litigation. He specialises in class actions, securities litigation, white collar, product liability and property claims. He regularly acts for leading financial services institutions, disclosing entities, international manufacturers, public instrumentalities, professional service providers, and c-suite officers.
His expertise is acknowledged in many Australian and international directories, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and the Australian Financial Review’s Peer Review.
Chris is a member of the Law Council of Australia's Class Action Committee, the National Product Liability Association and the Defence Research Institute.
What others say
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Chris is highly intelligent with great forensic judgement.
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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He provides practical advice and assistance.
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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Chris provides sophisticated and strategic advice.
Chambers Global
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Chris provides a high level of client service and is very approachable. He is able to explain things to broader audiences and is also very informative about current events in the relevant litigation space.
Chambers Global
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Chris is an exceptionally talented lawyer and advocate. He is extremely bright, and understands the law and the pressure points surrounding it like no other. His real strength lies in distilling quite complicated principles into simple and clear legal concepts. He also has a patient and respectful demeanour even when dealing with difficult counterparties
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
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Chris Pagent is the market leader. His strategic insight is second to none.
Asia Pacific Legal 500
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A calm demeanour during negotiations and an ability to broker the best outcome possible with an absolute killer instinct
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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Chris is first-rate...comes to grips with technical issues extremely quickly and is excellent at managing the large teams that are required to prosecute complex class actions successfully.
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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Regarded for his assiduous monitoring of legal developments, his assessment of how they might be relevant to us and his communication, in direct and comprehensible language
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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Chris Pagent formulates a clear strategic vision and implements it skilfully, always keeping the particular commercial context in mind
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
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Chris Pagent is a deep thinker who is also highly commercial, and achieves great results.
Asia Pacific Legal 500
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Chris provides sophisticated and strategic advice.
Chambers Asia Pacific
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Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution: Class Actions
Chambers Asia-Pacific
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Leading Individual - Dispute Resolution
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
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Strong strategist and lateral thinker
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
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Communicates succinctly and effectively
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
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Best Lawyer – Class Action Litigation
Best Lawyers Peer Review
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Best Lawyer – Product Liability
Best Lawyers Peer Review
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Best Lawyer – Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Best Lawyers Peer Review
