Chapters

Australia

The Australia Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association was launched in June 2018 at a breakfast in Sydney hosted by Scarlet Reid, Partner, Ashurst and Kirsten Scott, Counsel, Clifford Chance.

White collar crime is a developing area of practice in Australia with a myriad of legislative changes, including to whistleblowing and anti-bribery laws, currently underway. This makes it an opportune time for an Australian presence in the WWCDA.

The Australian Chapter seeks to build relationships between women who work in a diverse range of white collar practice areas including regulatory prosecutions, investigations, cybercrime, fraud and environmental and safety matters.

The group intends to host networking events on a regular basis.

Chapter Membership Criteria

The Australia Chapter accepts Law Firm Attorney Members and Consultant Members as defined:

Law Firm Attorney Member: Women attorney private practitioners primarily practicing in the area of White Collar Defense and Investigations, defined as those who specialize in the representation of corporations, other organizations and individuals facing government enforcement actions (criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative), and in internal investigations, compliance and ethics matters.

Consultant Member: Women professionals who work at consulting firms (or non-attorney professionals who work at law firms), specialize in the White Collar Defense and Investigations field, and who otherwise qualify under the WWCDA membership criteria and offer support services and referral opportunities to attorneys in the practice.

Some WWCDA and chapter events may be limited to women attorney private practitioner (law firm attorney) members only. All Members must have their primary work address in the same location as our chapter.

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Chapter Leadership

Note: Chapter leaders are listed alphabetical by last name.