Paddy Clark advises Australian and international clients on contentious and noncontentious matters, with a particular focus on corporate governance and financial institution regulation and litigation. His practice focuses on defending financial institutions and their most senior executives and directors from regulatory actions, investigations, and class actions. His experience also includes representing clients in high-stakes, strategic commercial disputes across a range of other industry sectors such as technology, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and resources.
Paddy's recent experience includes acting for the directors and executives of Australian and global clients in investigations and enforcement actions; acting for corporations in disputes related to M&A transactions, including acting for a global corporation in a dispute concerning ownership of certain intellectual property following a series of major corporate transactions; advising global corporations in defense of Australian class actions; acting for a number of global corporates involved in Royal Commissions within Australia related to the gaming and casino industry; and acting for a global energy company in relation to a supply contract dispute.
In addition, Paddy has experience advising clients on litigation risks flowing from ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and environmental-related claims and advertising and has published a number of articles on these issues.
Paddy is an active contributor to Jones Day's pro bono efforts, particularly in the prevention of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Experience
- The Australian National University (LL.B. Hons. 2017; B.Comm. 2017)
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Associate to Acting Justices Robinson and Ashford, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (2017)