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Jonathon Ellis

Partner · Bird & Bird

AustraliaDispute Resolution, Regulatory Investigations

About

Jonathon Ellis is a Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Investigations partner at Bird & Bird in Sydney, Australia. He has over 18 years of experience helping clients resolve commercial disputes and navigate regulatory agencies, including high-profile cyber incident disputes. He advises on anti-bribery and corruption law, internal investigations, contract interpretation, corporate law compliance, white collar crime, multi-jurisdiction investigations, and regulatory litigation. He has extensive cross-border disputes experience involving jurisdictions such as the USA, Guernsey, Jersey, Iceland, the BVI, and Luxembourg. Previously, he was a Litigation and Regulatory partner at a large international law firm where he led the Australian Defence and Aerospace practice. He is a supporter of diversity and inclusion, involved in founding a global LGBTQ+ lawyer resource group and championing gender equity. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts from Bond University.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionRegulatory InvestigationsAnti-Bribery and Corruption LawInternal InvestigationsContract Interpretation and AdministrationCorporate Law ComplianceWhite Collar CrimeMulti-Jurisdiction InvestigationsRegulatory Litigation

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Expertise

Commercial DisputesRegulatory InvestigationsCyber Incident DisputesCross-Border DisputesAnti-Bribery and CorruptionInternal InvestigationsContract AdministrationCorporations LawWhite Collar CrimeMulti-Jurisdiction InvestigationsRegulatory Litigation

Education

  • Bond University, Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
  • Bond University, Bachelor of Arts

Admissions

  • Solicitor (Australia)