Sparke Helmore alum returns with team in tow

Janette McLennan and her group make their way from Clyde & Co

Sparke Helmore alum returns with team in tow

Sparke Helmore alumna Janette McLennan has rejoined the firm as a specialty lines partner, bringing with her a four-strong team.

The group hails from Clyde & Co and will operate from Sparke Helmore’s Sydney office.

Commercial litigator McLennan focuses on complex multi-party D&O claims, class actions, regulatory matters, and commercial insurance/reinsurance. She has represented corporations and officers defending in class actions, particularly those related to securities claims.

She has advised D&Os involved regulatory disputes, including ASIC civil penalty proceedings and criminal prosecutions related to alleged financial market misconduct. Moreover, she has defended insolvent trading claims and subsequent D&O claims following corporate collapses.

McLennan has also tackled complex coverage issues for insurers in both primary level and multi-layered financial and commercial insurance. She has handled reinsurance disputes in arbitration and at appellate level.

She brings extensive connections in both the Australian and London markets.

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