Joey Swaysland

Solicitor

Sydney, Australia

Joey is a commercial litigator who focuses on contentious financial services regulatory matters and complex commercial disputes.

Joey has a wide-ranging experience advising major corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation, class actions, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings.

Background

Joey was admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in 2020.

He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of New South Wales and Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

Citigroup in its successful defence of criminal cartel proceedings brought by the CDPP and the ACCC concerning a $2.5bn capital raising by ANZ
AMP in defending shareholder class action proceedings arising out of evidence at the Banking Royal Commission
BHP in defending a shareholder class action arising from the Samarco Dam failure
A major Australian retail bank in Federal Court proceedings by ASIC relating to financial advice fee disclosures
Various public companies in relation to merger and demerger schemes of arrangement, including Link Group in its proposed $3.5 billion acquisition by Dye and Durham (2022), AGL Group on its proposed demerger (2022), Tabcorp’s $10 billion demerger of its lotteries business, The Lottery Corporation (2022) and Tassal Group on its $1.7 billion acquisition by Cooke Inc (2022)