Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide, 2025 edition
13/12/2024
Chambers and Partners announced its rankings for the Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 and Piper Alderman has been ranked in Dispute Resolution (including Class Actions), Financial Services Regulation and Life Sciences, with commentary about the practice areas as follows:
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff) (Band 3)
Dispute Resolution (Band 6)
What the team is known for
The Piper Alderman disputes practice focuses significantly on the class action sphere. The team regularly collaborates with prominent third-party funders to represent plaintiff shareholders or consumers in cases arising from a variety of business and industry sectors. It also acts on other funded litigation mandates, including matters in the areas of construction, insolvency, intellectual property and treaty enforcement. The team is particularly noted for its handling of audit and insolvency-related cases.
Strengths
“The firm is familiar with the additional requirements of complex and sophisticated matters and well able to meet the additional demands of such cases.”
“Piper Alderman is very client-focussed.”
Work highlights
- Piper Alderman acted for the minority shareholders in an oppressive conduct claim against a leading Queensland thermal coal producer and its majority shareholders.
- Piper Alderman acted for six Marshall Island entities, funded by Omni Bridgeway, against Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance and IAL in relation to trade credit insurance claims.
Notable practitioners
- Martin del Gallego is a key contact.
Financial Services Regulation (Band 4)
What the team is known for
Piper Alderman is well reputed for its expertise and experience advising on licensing and compliance in the fintech, regtech and digital currency spaces. The team regularly assist with anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and financial sanctions, and is also familiar with compliance for services involving consumer credit, digital payments, yield and lending products. The firm is noted for handling investigations and enforcement actions.
Strengths
“They understood our end-to-end customer experience and advised on very technical points as required.”
“They are highly communicative and clear. They are thorough and, most importantly, in addition to providing thoughtful advice, they are very deeply practical.”
Work highlights
Piper Alderman assisted Web3 Security Alliance and its backers, including A16Z Crypto, on Whitehat safe harbour agreements, which involved consideration of financial services, anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations.
Notable practitioners
Andrea Beatty is a well-regarded lawyer both in the payments space and on consumer protection issues. Andrea has also maintained her ranking in Band 4 in the Ranked Lawyers with commentary as follows:
“Andrea Beatty a well-known legal practitioner in financial services regulatory work.”
Life Sciences (Band 4)
What the team is known for
Piper Alderman has a broad offering across life sciences, regularly advising clients on transactional, regulatory and litigious issues in the area. With offices located throughout Australia, the firm is well placed to advise clients of differing size and scope operating in various industries on contract issues, licensing agreements, acquisitions and more.
Strengths
“Piper Alderman offers very quick turnaround times, direct access to the partner, experience in the industry, good technical legal skills, reasonable prices and cost consciousness.”
Work highlights
Piper Alderman advised Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group as a sponsor of clinical trials on a number of multiparty contracts, often with collaboration partners and service providers as well as pharmaceutical companies.
Notable practitioners
Lis Boyce co-heads the Piper Alderman life sciences team from the firm’s Sydney office and often provides advice concerning M&A transactions, capital raising and commercialisation matters for practice area clients. Lis has also maintained her ranking in Band 4 in the Ranked Lawyers with commentary as follows:
“Lis has a high profile and provides timely and helpful guidance on commercial and corporate matters.”
“Lis provides amazing advice and remains knowledgeable on current topics and trends.”
Ranked Individuals
Martin Lovell is a Ranked Individual in Band 4 for Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities – Australia, with commentary:
Martin Lovell of Piper Alderman is based in Adelaide and is well regarded for his advisory work in relation to major infrastructure projects. He handles acquisitions and joint ventures in the utilities sector, with a particular emphasis on renewables.
“Martin Lovell is a talented and responsive legal adviser and expert in his field.”
Source: Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2025