Kate Morgan SC
Tenth Floor Chambers
Kate Morgan has a broad national practice and appears throughout numerous jurisdictions (civil and criminal) with a focus on regulatory matters including cartels, corporations, consumer protection, money laundering and foreign bribery.
Her practice includes regulatory investigations and litigation, corporate and commercial litigation, class actions and general appellate matters.
Kate was Associate to the Hon Michael Hudson McHugh AC QC in 1994. She attended Yale Law School in 1995/1996 and was admitted to practice in New York State in 1996 and practised as an attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell until 1998. Kate practised as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jacques and then at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions before coming to the Bar.
Notable recent cases include acting for:
- Defendants in criminal cartel prosecutions in Victoria and New South Wales
- Manufacturers in product liability class actions
- Various defendants/appellants in civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC and the ACCC in the Federal Court
Education:
B.Ec. LLB (Hons) (Syd); LLM (Yale)
Ms Morgan is recognised in Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guide 2023 for Dispute Resolution: The Bar. She is listed in Doyle’s Guide 2023 as Recommended Competition Law Senior Counsel in New South Wales, as well as Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel, New South Wales, 2022.
She is also recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2024 for her work in both Regulatory Practice and Class Action Litigation. In the Legal 500 guide 2023 she is classified as a Leading silk Band 1 in the area of Crime and Regulatory (including White-collar Crime) and Leading silk Band 2 in the area of Commercial Disputes.