Kate Morgan SC

Administrative, Public & Constitutional

Class Actions

Commercial

Common Law

Competition (Antitrust)

Corporate Reconstruction & Insolvency

Corporations

Criminal

Kate Morgan has a broad national practice and appears throughout numerous jurisdictions (civil and criminal) with a focus on regulatory matters including cartels, corporations, consumer protection, money laundering and foreign bribery.

Her practice includes regulatory investigations and litigation, corporate and commercial litigation, class actions and general appellate matters.

Kate was Associate to the Hon Michael Hudson McHugh AC QC in 1994. She attended Yale Law School in 1995/1996 and was admitted to practice in New York State in 1996 and practised as an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell until 1998. Kate practised as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jacques and then at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions before coming to the Bar.

Notable recent cases include acting for:

  • Defendants in criminal cartel prosecutions in Victoria and New South Wales
  • Manufacturers in product liability class actions
  • Various defendants/appellants in civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC and the ACCC in the Federal Court

Education:
B.Ec. LLB (Hons) (Syd); LLM (Yale)

Ms Morgan is listed in Doyle’s Guide 2021 as Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel in New South Wales. She is also recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2023 for her work in Regulatory Practice.

Kate Morgan SC