Amy Cooper-Boast

Amy has over 15 years of Australian and international experience litigating and resolving commercial disputes, spanning Australia, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Canada and the US. She has represented clients in diverse matters such as commercial and contractual disputes, insolvency, restructuring, post-M&A litigation, fraud, misleading and deceptive conduct, director and officer liability, audit negligence, data hacks, internal investigations, misuse of confidential information and breaches of intellectual property rights. She acts across a range of industry, corporate and government sectors.

Amy also regularly advises clients on dispute avoidance and risk mitigation. This encompasses a range of regulatory regimes, such as directors’ duties, privacy, data governance, audit quality, security of critical infrastructure and whistleblowing. With her guidance sought on risks facing companies and their Boards, Amy provides practical advice, risk and policy reviews and incident management and containment. She is also frequently asked to present at conferences and workshops and provide in-house client training on these evolving areas.

Clients appreciate her strategic approach, her excellent legal, analytical and project management skills, and her tenacity and steady hand in preventing and resolving their sensitive commercial disputes and regulatory issues.

With a deep understanding of corporate governance issues, Amy holds a number of Board and panel positions.