Madeleine has diverse experience across civil and commercial disputes. Her practice includes class actions, complex tort, commercial disputes and inquiries across multiple jurisdictions.

Madeleine is known for her pragmatic and efficient approach and focuses on delivering client-focused and practical outcomes. She has assisted Government, corporate and individual clients in disputes.

Madeleine’s class action experience spans product liability and employment matters, acting for respondents in complex multi-party Federal Court proceedings. She has represented clients in commercial disputes involving oppression, breach of warranty and misleading and deceptive conduct, and advises large institutional organisations on liability and personal injury claims.

Madeleine also has experience in defamation and reputational matters, public inquiries, and complex contested litigation involving multiple defendants.

  • Advising respondents in the proceedings which arose from a product recall of joint devices in the Exactech class action (Federal Court)
  • Representing 68 franchisee respondents in the KFC Rest Breaks class action (Federal Court)
  • Representing directors in oppression, breach of warranty and misleading and deceptive conduct proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW.
  • Acting for and advising large institutional organisations in institutional liability, personal injury, and various other civil disputes claims and actions.
  • Acting in defamation and reputational matters.
  • Acting in public inquiries including managing large-scale document production, providing strategic advice and preparing witnesses.
  • Advising on contested litigated matters involving multiple defendants.
Areas of Expertise
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Inquiries, Investigations and Prosecutions
  • Legacy, Sensitive and Complex Claims
  • Litigation, Investigations and Inquiries

Industry Representation
  • Public Sector
  • Education
  • Financial Institutions and Services

Professional Affiliations
  • Law Society of New South Wales