Ian Dallen
Partner. Sydney.
+61 2 9210 6243 | ian.dallen@corrs.com.au | vCardIf you have a big ticket corporate dispute on your hands, you need counsel that is insightful, meticulous, a good negotiator and a great litigator, someone like Ian Dallen.
Specialising in the disputes that plague the corporate world such as financial services and trade practices disputes, white collar fraud and product liability, Ian has the strategic expertise and ability to work across borders and jurisdictions to find solutions.
Ian is skilled in managing litigation at all levels of the court system, including complex large-scale litigation and class actions. He is also adept at seeking commercial settlements of disputes using a variety of confidential alternate dispute resolution methods.
If you have a big ticket corporate dispute on your hands, you need counsel that is insightful, meticulous, a good negotiator and a great litigator, someone like Ian Dallen.
Specialising in the disputes that plague the corporate world such as financial services and trade practices disputes, white collar fraud and product liability, Ian has the strategic expertise and ability to work across borders and jurisdictions to find solutions.
Ian is skilled in managing litigation at all levels of the court system, including complex large-scale litigation and class actions. He is also adept at seeking commercial settlements of disputes using a variety of confidential alternate dispute resolution methods.
Ian's Expertise
- Class Actions Ian has acted in some of the most significant Australian class actions, including: for the Commonwealth Government in the defence of Pharm-a-care – the largest class action ever brought against the Government and centred on alleged negligence by a Regulator; for the successful corporate distributor in Wallis Lake – who avoided statutory liability; and the successful “dissident shareholders” in Dairy Farmers – who obtained a permanent injunction against a demutualisation.
- International Trade He has acted in a variety of cross border international trade disputes for financiers, importers & exporters involving multi-jurisdictional litigation spanning court systems in Australia, Singapore, India, England & the USA.
- Banking & Financial Services Disputes Ian acts for international & domestic banks and other financial services clients in a variety of disputes, including: acting in the recovery of a multi-million dollar security trader fraud; acting in a variety of complex multi-million dollar unit pricing disputes centred on the rights & obligations of investment managers, custodians and funds administrators; and acting for an FX options broker in relation to a complex dispute centred on the cause of multi-million dollar trading losses.
- Product Liability Ian acts for various multi-national corporations in relation to Australian product liability law issues faced by them, including: AGC Glass (building & construction products); Alcon (medical products); BP (petroleum products); Johnson & Johnson (medical, pharmaceutical & consumer products); and Pokémon (consumer products).
What others say
- “Great ‘legal talent’ on the ground in Australia... without whose permanent, consistent, insightful support this result never would have been achieved! Well done Ian!” BNP Paribas
- “Ian, congratulations on an outstanding result. We appreciate your hard work and wise counsel on achieving this favorable outcome.” Johnson & Johnson
- “Thank you for your strategic guidance and unwavering commitment. The result in the Federal Court was simply brilliant! We couldn’t be happier” Royal Vopak
- “Commended for his ‘patience in dealing with the frustrations of the Indian legal system’ in a complex maritime dispute” The Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2010
Ian's Thinking
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New rules usher new era for dispute resolutions
22nd February 2012
On 1 August 2011 the Federal Court brought in new rules. They repealed their old rules and heralded a new era of modern Court practice and procedure.
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New rules on discovery should be applauded
13th February 2012
In an age of information overload, the return of necessity as the express foundation for discovery in the new Federal Court rules should be applauded.
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Ian's Leadership
- Law Council of Australia, Business Law Section Member
- Defence Research Institute Member
- National Product Liability Association of Australia Member
- The University of Sydney, Law School Undergraduate & Postgraduate Course Contributor & Adjunct Lecturer