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Arlyne Anton

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Arlyne Anton

Arlyne Anton

Associate

Arlyne is a commercial lawyer with multi-jurisdictional expertise in high quantum and complex contentious and non-contentious directors & officers, professional indemnity and trade credit claims and coverage issues, as well as regulatory compliance and investigations and corporate governance matters.

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Profile & Experience

Arlyne is a commercial lawyer with multi-jurisdictional expertise in high quantum and complex contentious and non-contentious directors & officers, professional indemnity and trade credit claims and coverage issues, as well as regulatory compliance and investigations and corporate governance matters.

Regions covered
Full Profile

Arlyne is an Associate in the Sydney office. Her work involves acting and/or advising both domestic and international corporations (including: insurers, reinsurers, brokers, mining companies, infrastructure companies, professional services firms, engineering service companies and insurance brokers) and company directors on contentious and non-contentious insurance & reinsurance claims and coverage issues in connection with professional indemnity, directors & officers and trade credit insurance policies.  

Arlyne has also advised companies on licensing requirements and obligations, directors duties and compliance frameworks and has acted on behalf of varied professionals (including, directors and officers, doctors, dentists and pharmacists) in professional investigations, disciplinary actions and prosecutions. 

Experience

Directors & Officers (D&O)

  • Acting for primary D&O insurers of current shareholder class actions and regulatory proceedings involving, The Star Entertainment Group and A2 Milk.
     
  • Acting for excess D&O insurers of current shareholder class actions and regulatory proceedings involving, Virgin Australian Holdings, EML Payments and Retail Food Group.
     
  • Advising a global mining company regarding its exposure in connection with claims made under its directors & officers and employment practices and liability policies.

Professional Indemnity

  • Acting on behalf of a global tax and advisory firm in connection with a claim (>AUD 1 million) under a professional indemnity policy, relating to, alleged misleading and deceptive conduct contraventions.
     
  • Advising an Australian multinational company in connection with a multi-million dollar claim in California under a primary USA contractors professional liability policy and excess layer contractors professional/pollution liability insurance policy.
     
  • Acting for a construction joint venture in connection with a claim (>AUD 250 million) under a professional indemnity policy relating to, among other things, alleged misleading and deceptive conduct contraventions.
     
  • Advising a global mining company in connection with a claim (>AUD 30 million) under a professional indemnity policy arising from issues encountered during a major mining project.
     
  • Advising an international engineering consortium in connection with a claim (>AUD 50 million) under a professional indemnity policy relating to the Sydney light rail project.

Trade Credit

  • Acting on behalf of a global company in connection with various trade credit insurance claims (>AUD 1 billion) made in the United Kingdom, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

Regulatory & Investigations

  • Advising a global mining company in connection with various regulatory changes which were introduced following the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
     
  • Acting on behalf of an officer of Xinja Bank in connection with a professional investigation.
     
  • Acting on behalf of varied medical professionals (including doctors, dentists and pharmacists) in professional investigations, disciplinary actions and prosecutions.
Sectors

Sectors

  • Commercial

  • Corporate

  • Financial Institutions, Directors & Officers

  • Financial Services

  • Insurance & Reinsurance

  • Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers

  • Political Risk & Trade Credit

  • Professional Indemnity

  • Reinsurance

Services

Services

  • Internal Investigations