Pamela Vassil
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Pamela Vassil

Senior Associate

Email

pamela.vassil@aoshearman.com

Phone

+612 9373 7569

Offices

Sydney

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Pamela’s practice covers a broad range of disputes, including competition law class actions, insolvency litigation, breach of contract and other general commercial disputes.
She also advises on financial crime and compliance, including Australian anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, AML and ESG, and conducts financial crime due diligence for M&A transactions across APAC.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Cross-border insolvency litigation centred on NewSat, a publicly listed company that aspired to be Australia’s only privately owned satellite operator. AOS acted as defence counsel for a lender group in proceedings brought against them by the liquidator of Jabiru Satellite and NewSat.
  • Negotiating a commercial resolution of a dispute an investor had against the investment manager of one of its assets relating to potential misrepresentation by the investment manager and/or enforcement of contractual rights under the investment management deed.
  • Representing a unitholder in proceedings for the payment of a settlement debt brought against the trustee and directors of the unit trust.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Published Work

  • Contributor to Allen & Overy LLP (2021 – 2026) “Litigating Securities Class Actions: Chapter 7 – Non-US Class Actions”, USA: Matthew Bender
  • Pamela Vassil, Where there's no waiver, there's no way (Barclays Bank plc v VEB.RF), LexisNexis Legal News (29 April 2025)

Qualifications

Admissions

New South Wales, Australia [2021]

Academic

Bachelor of Laws (Hons Class II) - University of Sydney [2020]

Bachelor of Arts - University of Sydney [2018]

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.