Joanne Collett

Joanne Collett is an senior associate in the Litigation & Insolvency practice group representing clients in contentious and non-contentious matters, including commercial disputes.

Prior to joining Appleby in 2010, Joanne was an attorney in the financial restructuring group of New York law firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy where she gained experience in many matters, including the historic Lehman Brothers Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Before practising in New York Joanne worked in Australia, initially with Finlaysons in Adelaide and subsequently at Blake Dawson in Sydney, both of which are leading firms in their respective markets. In Australia, Joanne practised primarily in contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, representing banks and insolvency practitioners, as well as general commercial litigation.

Admissions:

2010 - Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

2008/2009 - New York State Bar, First Department and Southern District of New York

2003 - High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia

2002 - Supreme Court of South Australia

• Banking Litigation
• Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Insolvency Litigation
• Reconstructions & Reorganisations
• Schemes of Arrangement

Australian National University - Graduate Diploma in Military Law
University of Southern Queensland - Insolvency Education Programme
Flinders University of South Australia - Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice University of South Australia - Bachelor of Management Degree (Marketing)