Andrew Salgo

Andrew has worked with many high profile clients across many areas of law handling complex disputes where significant commercial and reputational interests have been involved.

This experience has included work in the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania, the Federal Court, and the High Court.

In addition to commercial litigation Andrew's work has also involved class actions, arbitration, intellectual property disputes, commissions, and representation of senior public company officers in examinations and other dealings concerning the Australian Securities Investment Commission.

• Acting in landmark High Court cases, concerning preliminary discovery (John Fairfax v Cojuangco) contractual election (Immer v Uniting Church) and professional negligence and judgment estoppel (Baxter v Moon).

• Acting in important NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal cases including ATO v Dick (director's duties), Arthur Andersen v Buzzle (accountant's liabilities), Hudson Investment Group v Atanaskovic Hartnell (solicitor's negligence).

• Acting for McDonald’s, in successful defence of class action and ACCC proceedings taken for 6,000 rejected claimants in McDonald’s “McMatch & Win” Monopoly competition (Federal Court).

• Acting for Arthur Andersen, the auditors of the HIH Insurance, in Royal Commission on HIH takeover of FAI proceedings, in a class action, and in related ASIC examinations and investigations.

• Acting for Unilever against Revlon in relation to various advertising claims made for Revlon's "Mitchum Clinical" antiperspirant and defending Unilever from Revlon's claims that Unilever's "Clinical Protection" infringed Revlon's intellectual property rights (Federal Court).

• Acting for Australia's 39 Universities in Copyright Tribunal proceedings 2018-2021.

• Acting for John Dawkins, former Federal Finance Minister and Treasurer, in a class action by shareholders in the listed educational services provider, Vocation Limited (Federal Court, settlement approved judgement reserved).

Andrew is consistently recognised as amongst the leading lawyers in Australia.

• One of 13 litigators named as an expert and leader in professional negligence Australia by Who's Who Legal 2024
• Best Lawyers 2008-2023 recognised, for
  • Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Chambers (Asia Pacific) ranked Disputes lawyer, 2024
• Chambers (Global) ranked Disputes lawyer, 2024