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Laura Burton

Associate

Email

laura.burton@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 6432

Offices

London

V-CARD
Laura is an Associate in the Litigation and Investigations Group in London. Laura transferred to Allen & Overy’s London office from the Asia-Pacific Litigation Group in 2022.

Laura advises on a range of contentious matters, with a focus on general commercial litigation (in particular, complex contractual disputes and director and shareholder disputes) and representative/collective proceedings on both the applicant and defendant side. More recently, Laura’s practice has also focused on antitrust litigation, in defending a number of large-scale, antitrust damages actions both in the UK and Australia.

Before arriving in London in 2022, she had experience acting in matters before the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, and both the Federal Court and High Court of Australia.

Experience

Representative matters

  • A major European corporate in defending numerous competition follow-on damages claims before the English Competition Appeal Tribunal in respect of a European Commission antitrust investigation.
  • A major cryptocurrency exchange in defending an application for collective proceedings before the English Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging collusion between our client and other cryptocurrency exchanges.
  • A portfolio company of Bain Capital in high-profile litigation against the founder of an Australian childcare group in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, which included alleged breaches of director, fiduciary and contractual duties.
  • A global financial institution in an open class action before the Federal Court of Australia against it and five other financial institutions, alleging collusion between foreign exchange traders.
  • Shareholders in pursuing an open class action before the Federal Court of Australia against an ASX-listed company and its CEO concerning alleged breaches of their continuous disclosure obligations, and against its auditor concerning alleged negligence (previous firm experience).

Qualifications

Admissions

New South Wales, Australia, 2015
Supreme Court of New South Wales

Academic

L.L.B, Law (Hons), University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2014
Dip., Legal Practice, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2014
BA, Arts (Politics/Policy and International Affairs), University of Newcastle, New South Wales Australia, 2012
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.