About Zavara
Zavara Farquhar is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Litigation practice in Sydney.
Zavara has acted for individuals and private and public companies in a range of commercial disputes, corporate insolvencies and regulatory investigations.
Before joining Arnold Bloch Leibler, Zavara was an associate in the litigation and disputes team at a leading commercial law firm in New Zealand.
Zavara holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland. She has completed further study in financial markets regulation.
Practice focus
Zavara’s practice focuses on:
- commercial litigation & dispute resolution
- regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
- restructuring & insolvency
Experience
Zavara has acted for individuals, private companies and public companies in a wide range of complex matters, including for:
- an ASX-listed company in proceedings commenced by ASIC in the Federal Court for alleged contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
- a private company in a dispute concerning a tail fee following a $300 million sale;
- a private company in relation to multi-layer insurance coverage advice;
- former directors in litigation concerning mining royalties;
- administrators of Booktopia Ltd, in relation to general administration issues including administrators’ liability; and
- administrators of related companies providing technology services to government and large private corporate clients.
Prior to joining Arnold Bloch Leibler, Zavara acted for financial institutions, overseas companies, and individuals in a range of matters including regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, shareholder disputes, and applications seeking urgent interim relief.
