Holly Sara is an experienced litigator and advisor with a strong track record in handling high-profile, complex matters.
Recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers and The Legal 500, Holly's practice encompasses corporate disputes, class actions, government and regulatory actions, and investigations. She has acted in matters across all Australian jurisdictions and spanning multiple countries. She has extensive experience dealing with many Australian and foreign regulators, including ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission), ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), and AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre), among others.
Holly advises corporations (listed and unlisted), financial institutions, and individual directors and officers and has experience across several industry sectors, including health care and life sciences, energy and resources, technology, funds, property and development, consumer goods, and manufacturing.
Holly has in-depth experience in class action defense and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. She has defended clients against numerous high-profile class actions and related regulatory actions regarding financial products, securities, IPOs (initial public offerings), pharmaceuticals, franchisees, consumer goods, and ESG (environmental, social & governance) issues, among others. She also assists clients with their responses to regulatory investigations and Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, and Parliamentary inquiries. Her corporate litigation experience includes several multibillion dollar, bet-the-company corporate disputes, numerous post-M&A disputes, and insurance coverage disputes.
In addition, Holly leads the Firm's ESG efforts in Australia and regularly counsels clients on ESG issues and risk management.
Experience
- The Flinders University of South Australia (LL.B. and L.P. with first class Honours 2010; Bachelor of Biotechnology 2010; University Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance)
- High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, and Supreme Court of South Australia
Chambers Asia-Pacific — Up and Coming in dispute resolution (2024)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific — Next Generation Partner (2021-2024) and Rising Star (2020) in dispute resolution
Australasian Law Awards, Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (highly commended, 2017)
Lawyers Weekly, 30 Under 30 Awards (finalist, 2016 and 2015)