Amy Middlebrook
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Amy Middlebrook

Partner

Email

amy.middlebrook@aoshearman.com

Phone

+612 9373 7754

Offices

Sydney

V-CARD
Amy is a highly regarded litigator with expertise handling complex commercial disputes across many areas of law.

Amy specialises in financial services, consumer, product liability and class action disputes, and has faced key regulators such as ASIC and the ACCC in both investigations and prosecutions.

Amy's practice spans both domestic and cross-border work, having practiced in both Australia and the US.

Amy has a background in pharmacology and is often sought out by domestic and multinational clients to act on a range of complex litigation and regulatory matters in the healthcare industry.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Former directors of Virgin Australia Holdings Limited in defence of a class action brought in the Federal Court of Australia for alleged Corporations Act breaches. 
  • Unilever Australia in claims brought against Revlon Australia and Beiersdorf Australia in the Federal Court of Australia in relation to consumer and intellectual property matters.* 
  • American Medical Systems in defence of a class action brought in the Federal Court of Australia alleging product liability, negligence and misleading conduct in respect of certain medical devices (pelvic mesh).* 
  • Dyson Australia in claims brought against Shark Ninja in the Federal Court of Australia in relation to misleading advertising.* 
  • John Dawkins AO in an ASIC prosecution and associated class action concerning alleged Corporations Act breaches.* 
  • A major multinational on a dispute with the Department of Health in relation to a PBS listing decision for a prescription medicine.* 
  • Former director of GetSwift Limited in an ASIC prosecution concerning breach of directors duties and other matters.* 
  • Medtronic on a product liability claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.*  
  • Major multinational in the Supreme Court of Western Australian in relation to a complex contractual claim involving change of control provisions. 
  • Multinationals on regulatory issues in Australia, including TG Act compliance, medicines code of conduct, advertising, pricing and reimbursement. 
     

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Panel member, Ad Standards Australia

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, New South Wales, 2012

Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2012

High Court of Australia, 2012

Academic

LLB, The University of Sydney, 2010

BSc (Pharmacology), The University of Sydney, 2009
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.