Laura Whitney LL.B. (Hons), BCom., GDLP
Associate
Expertise:
Laura is an Associate in our Litigation team and works in our Benalla, Melbourne and Mansfield offices.
Experience
Background
Laura is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer practising in commercial litigation with experience across the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts and in the federal jurisdiction. She takes a practical and commercial approach to disputes, with a particular focus on identifying the commercial dimensions of legal matters and achieving efficient outcomes for clients.
Laura has experience working for:
- Businesses in commercial and contractual disputes
- Company directors and shareholders
- Incorporated associations
- Private individuals
- Landowners in property and caveat proceedings
- Creditors in debt recovery matters
- Regional and rural enterprises
Laura is committed to providing practical, commercially focused advice to businesses and clients across regional Victoria with a particular interest in North East Victoria and the Goulburn Valley.
Laura has experience in a range of areas including:
- Complex commercial litigation
- Multi-party matters involving insurers
- Contractual disputes
- Disputes under the Australian Consumer Law
- Franchising advice under the Franchising Code of Conduct
- Defamation advice under the Defamation Act 2005 (Vic)
- Drafting commercial terms of trade and director guarantees
- Federal Court enforcement proceedings at ASIC
Prior to joining MDW Laura gained experience from both private practice at one of regional Victoria’s largest law firms and regulatory enforcement at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Sydney.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Monash University
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Memberships
Law Institute of Victoria