Brendon specialises in large-scale, complex disputes and regulatory investigations involving in-depth forensic investigation and analysis. He has experience assisting major corporations to navigate some of their most significant regulatory exposures. He also advises financial institutions on the end-to-end lifecycle of regulatory breach events, including breach reporting, systems remediation, design and implementation of customer remediation programs, regulator investigations and enforcement action.
Brendon has acted on a range of high-profile commercial litigation and regulatory investigations in both Australia and New Zealand. He has advised clients in sectors including banking and finance, energy and resources, construction and engineering, property, IT, telecommunications and government.
Key deals
National Australia Bank
Acting for NAB on an ASIC investigation and civil penalty proceeding in relation to the erroneous charging of transaction fees.
Acting for NAB on an ASIC investigation and civil penalty proceeding in relation to consumer credit referrals by unlicensed “Introducers”.
Major Australian Bank
Advising a major Australian bank in relation to the design and implementation of large-scale customer remediation programs.
Listed AFS licence holder
Advising a listed AFS licence holder in connection with regulatory investigations and enforcement action by ASIC in connection with alleged non-compliance with credit legislation.
Major resources company
Advising a major resources company in proceedings challenging an ATO decision disallowing deductions in excess of A$70 million.
Major retail franchisor
Acting for an Australian retail franchisor in a claim against a global software company for misleading and deceptive conduct relating to the development of software systems.