Atty. Emma Beechey
Ms Beechey practises in commercial litigation, with specialisations in domestic and cross-border insolvency, banking and financial regulation. She regularly acts for local and foreign insolvency practitioners, major financial institutions, corporations, investors and regulators in complex commercial and insolvency matters.
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Emma Beechey is a business and bankruptcy attorney, practicing at New Chambers. They have 13+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2013. Admitted to practice in Australia, NSW Bar Association (2013). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2027), Best Lawyers in America — Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2027), and Lawyer of the Year — Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Sydney (Australia) (2024). Serands clients in Sydney and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ms Beechey practises in commercial litigation, with specialisations in domestic and cross-border insolvency, banking and financial regulation
- She regularly acts for local and foreign insolvency practitioners, major financial institutions, corporations, investors and regulators in complex commercial and insolvency matters
- She appears in all Australian courts, principally in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of New South Wales at both trial and appellate levels
- She has appeared unled in significant cases at both first instance and on appeal
- Her recent briefs have included appearing in the High Court (led) and in the NSW Court of Appeal (unled) for Garuda Indonesia in a successful claim of foreign state immunity
- appearing for SMBC in relation to the Forum Finance fraud
- and appearing unled in the NSW Court of Appeal in Caron v Jahani (No 2) (2020) 102 NSWLR 537, one of the leading Australian decisions on tracing into a deficient trust fund
- Her cross-border insolvency briefs have included acting for Thai Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Exactech Inc, Astora Women’s Health, and the liquidators of GetSwift and Caledonian Bank
- Ms Beechey also acts for financial regulators including ASIC and APRA, including in cryptocurrency-related matters and superannuation matters
- She has a detailed understanding of cryptocurrencies, DeFi, smart contracts, blockchain technology and NFTs
- Ms Beechey is recognised annually in each of the Australian ranking guides
- She is a Fellow of INSOL International and the lecturer for the Australian module of the INSOL Foundation Certificate in International Insolvency Law
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