Fred Prickett

Myer: acted for Myer (Australia's largest and most iconic department store) in defending the first shareholder class action to proceed to judgment in Australia.  Widely reported to be 'as landmark as it gets'.

Toyota: acting in large scale class actions in the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Victoria in respect of diesel vehicles.

Tatts: acted for the gaming and lottery company in a nine figure dispute with the State of Victoria relating to the expiry of the licence held by Tatts to operate gaming machines in Victoria.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission: acts for and against ASIC in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters.

Blackstone: Acted for Blackstone Inc on the litigation aspects of its $8.9 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts.

Toll Holdings: acted in the litigation relating to the successful $6.1 billion takeover of Patrick Corporation by Toll, including proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court.

Centro Retail Trust: acted on its restructure, including the court approval of a $5.4 billion aggregation transaction.  This restructure is acknowledged as being one of the most, if not the most, complex restructures ever undertaken in Australia.

RACV: acted in a dispute on the purchase of a substantial business including claims for professional negligence against legal advisors.

Investec Australia: Successfully defended proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in a major dispute on the operation of pre-emptive rights under a shareholders agreement for an employee benefits and superannuation joint venture.

Technip: acted for the global engineering firm in complex litigation relating to civil works forming part of the Woodside Otway Gas Plant Project at Port Campbell in Victoria.