Holly Sara is an experienced litigator and advisor who represents clients in high-value, high-profile, and complex matters across Australia.
A Chambers and The Legal 500 recognized litigator, Holly's practice encompasses class action defense, contentious regulatory and government matters, and commercial disputes.
Holly advises corporations (listed and unlisted), financial institutions, and individual directors and officers. She has a successful track record advising across industry sectors, including health care and life sciences, energy and resources, financial markets, technology, funds, property and development, consumer goods, and manufacturing.
Holly's recent experience includes defending clients against high-profile class actions and related regulatory actions regarding financial products, securities, pharmaceuticals, franchisees, product liability, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, among others.
Her commercial litigation experience includes several multibillion dollar, bet-the-company disputes, numerous post-transaction disputes, and insurance coverage disputes, including a successful High Court appeal involving class action insurance coverage.
She has acted in several of the most high-profile regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and inquiries in the country. Her experience spans all of the major Australian regulators, including ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) and the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), as well as Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, and Parliamentary inquiries and foreign regulators.
Holly regularly advises clients on regulatory issues and disclosures, including climate-related disclosures, greenwashing, modern slavery, and other ESG issues.
Holly serves as the regional hiring partner for Jones Day in Australia.
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"Holly will be a future leader of commercial disputes in Australia. She's clever, engaging and an excellent lawyer."Chambers Asia-Pacific
- The Flinders University of South Australia (LL.B. and L.P. with first class Honours 2010; Bachelor of Biotechnology 2010; University Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance)
- High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Court of South Australia
Chambers Asia-Pacific — Up and Coming in dispute resolution (2024, 2025)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific — Next Generation Partner (2021-2025) and Rising Star (2020) in dispute resolution
Australasian Law Awards, Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (highly commended, 2017)
Lawyers Weekly, 30 Under 30 Awards (finalist, 2016 and 2015)