Justin Pennay brings to Buchanan Rees his significant domestic and international experience in complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Prior to joining Buchanan Rees, Justin held other senior roles including as a partner of an international firm, General Counsel to a global professional services provider, and more recently as a Sydney based litigator. Earlier in his career, Justin worked alongside Luke Buchanan at a top-tier, national law firm.
Justin has years of experience in large scale disputes (often with a cross-border element) and has acted for international banks, investment managers, liquidators, construction contractors, and high net worth individuals. Justin has also represented boutique and medium sized enterprises with their most material disputes. Justin’s recent experience has had a focus on breakdowns in relationships between stakeholders in a corporate structure and trust disputes, often when investments are structured as unit trusts. Justin has a reputation for providing plain English, commercially orientated and pragmatic advice to assist clients and boards navigate their disputes having himself been instructing counsel for many years with a depth of understanding of the client’s perspective and needs.
Justin has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours. Justin has previously been admitted in the Cayman Islands, England & Wales, and was a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong.
