Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Plaintiff)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 3
About
Provided by Banton Group
Banton Group was established in 2020 by powerhouse lawyer, Amanda Banton. She is renowned for her pioneering litigation in relation to complex financial products, particularly involving collateralized debt obligations or synthetic collateralized debt obligations, including successful ground breaking claims against global ratings agencies and global and Australian financial institutions.
Banton Group specialises in large commercial dispute resolution, class actions, restructuring and insolvency litigation and advisory matters. We are renowned for our direct approach to challenging and obscure legal problems on behalf of our clients.
Being strategic thinkers and results focused, our team brings together some of the brightest legal minds with worldwide experience. Our team members have successfully recovered well over half a billion dollars in settlements and judgments, with recoveries almost always at the high end of the damages claimed.
Our lawyers have experience acting in some of Australia’s largest class actions and insolvencies and are experts in assisting clients with high-value and reputationally significant disputes and investigative matters. Our practice also encompasses a broad range of regulatory matters, state and federal litigation, international arbitration, out-of-court restructurings, major private and public entity distressed transactions, multijurisdictional corporate collapses and court sanctioned schemes.
Chambers Review
Banton Group is a Sydney-based law firm with a strong track record of representing plaintiffs in class action disputes. Established in 2020, the firm regularly handles class action disputes related to the financial services sector, with noted experience in financial products class actions. It is also experienced in handling insolvency disputes.
Work Highlights
- Banton Group acted for plaintiffs in representative proceedings against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and Commonwealth of Australia concerning alleged mismanagement by the defendants resulting in low water allocations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"All their matters are complex legally, technically and strategically. That is their specialty."
"Each team plans well in advance and maps service levels and completion targets to meet stated court orders and desired outcomes."
"They offer prompt and comprehensive service."
"All their matters are complex legally, technically and strategically. That is their specialty."
"Each team plans well in advance and maps service levels and completion targets to meet stated court orders and desired outcomes."
"They offer prompt and comprehensive service."
Notable Practitioners
Amanda Banton of Banton Group is one of the best-known names in the class action space, commanding the widest recognition for her representation of plaintiff groups.
"Amanda is an excellent, sophisticated and engaged partner who always seeks the best outcome for her clients."
"Amanda Banton does class section litigation really well."