LLB, BA
Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Royal Commissions & Commissions of Inquiry, Regulatory, Government
Alex is a partner in our Dispute Resolution & Litigation Group with more than 15 years’ experience practising as a senior lawyer. Alex specialises in commercial dispute resolution, regulatory investigations and Royal Commissions.
With particular expertise in Royal Commissions, Alex acted as a lead partner of the Solicitors Assisting team of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (Lawyer ‘X’ Royal Commission). Alex also acted as a lead partner of the legal team acting for the State of Victoria in the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (Crown Casino Royal Commission). Alex is currently acting in the Defence and Veteran Suicide Robodebt Royal Commissions.
In addition to regulatory investigations, Alex has substantial general commercial litigation experience in both Victorian and Federal jurisdictions, acting for a variety of clients, from large corporations, to privately held family businesses and trusts. In any dispute, Alex works closely with her clients to quickly establish their needs and broader commercial objectives so that results can be secured in the quickest and most cost effective manner possible, including through Court based litigation or by alternative dispute resolution such as mediation and expert determination.
Alex is an accredited advisor with Family Business Australia and regularly works with family businesses, trusts, high net worth individuals and private clients in a range of disputes including minority shareholder claims, breach of trust and wills and estates claims.
Alex is a highly proficient litigator and has been recognised by her peers as a Leading Victorian Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide since 2018. In 2020,2022 and 2023, Alex was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards. In 2020 Alex was named Partner of the Year – Big Law, at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Alex has also been recognised in Australasian Lawyer’s list of Elite Women and has been listed since 2024 in The Best Lawyers in Australia for Government Practice and 2025 for Litigation.
Alex’s areas of expertise include:
Alex has co-authored the Lexology Complex Commercial Litigation guide Commercial litigation proceedings in Australia since 2020.
Outside of Holding Redlich, Alex is a Director on the Board of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute and is a non-executive Director of the Board of the Mercy Health Foundation.
Alex’s experience includes:
Acting in the Defence and Veteran Suicide Robodebt Royal Commissions.
Acting for the Commonwealth Agency, Comcare
Acting for the State of Victoria, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Acted as Solicitors Assisting the Royal Commission
Acted for a provider in respect of a Notice to Produce
Acted in Care Park Pty Ltd & Ors v Robert Belteky & Ors (2023) at the Federal Court of Australia
Acted in PAC Partners Securities Pty Ltd v Dateline Resources Limited (2022) at the County Court of Victoria
Acted for superannuation trustee, CBUS
Acted for individuals employed by AWB as lawyers
Non-executive Director of the Board of the Mercy Health Foundation
