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James Poulos

Lawyer

Email

james.poulos@aoshearman.com

Phone

+612 9373 7674

Offices

Sydney

V-CARD
James has a breadth of commercial litigation experience, having acted for a broad range of clients in large-scale and complex disputes.
James has expertise across numerous sectors including financial services, insolvency, energy and resources and construction. His work has a particular focus on class actions and general corporate and commercial disputes in both the Federal Court and Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global investment bank for a class action filed in the Federal Court of Australia regarding allegations of cartel conduct against five respondent banks to rig foreign exchange rates.
  • Greensill Capital and its administrators, Grant Thornton, on the administration of Greensill Capital in Australia. This is one of the largest and most complex insolvencies in recent Australian corporate history. The project includes complex and large-scale recovery litigation and investigations.
  • FC Capital on litigation and investigations arising from the collapse of Big Review TV. This ongoing project involves defence of complex investigations and lender liability litigation brought by the Liquidators.
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.