JenniferChambers

Jennifer Chambers is an accomplished commercial litigator whose practice is focused on officer liability and corporate governance issues, including ESG matters. She regularly acts for individual directors, executives, and boards of multinational and major domestic corporations in connection with high-value disputes and regulatory investigations and proceedings, including work health and safety matters. Jennifer has particular experience in acting for clients across the financial services and energy, mining, and resources industries.

Jennifer's experience includes: acting for banking executives and other company officers in regulatory investigations and proceedings; advising companies and directors with respect to potential criminal prosecutions and breach of directors' duties arising out of workplace incidents and fatalities; acting for the board of a significant mining company in relation to alleged breaches of directors' duties and oppression; advising a board with respect to the resolution of multibillion dollar claims against a public company that arose out of allegedly misleading or deceptive statements in a prospectus; and acting in complex cross-border insolvency disputes and schemes of arrangement.

Prior to Jones Day, Jennifer practiced as a commercial equity barrister for a number of years, appearing at first instance and on appeal throughout Australia's superior courts, including the High Court. She is a member of the Corporations Law Committee, Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jennifer is chair of the Firm's Diversity & Inclusion Working Group for Australia. Throughout her career, Jennifer has provided pro bono legal services to a diverse client base. She also has served as a director on the board of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter.