e-mail Vicky Antzoulatos
Vicky Antzoulatos was admitted to practice in 1999 and is currently completing her masters in law at Sydney University. Vicky is experienced in conducting commercial litigation in all jurisdictions including the Supreme Court, Federal Court and High Court of Australia.
Vicky has managed large and complex multi-party actions including multi-party mediations and other dispute resolution mechanisms. Her experience includes acting on behalf of a group of 400 individuals in the Wallis Lake oyster class action, which went on appeal to the High Court of Australia; acting in class action proceedings on behalf of a group of 90 apartment owners in a failed hotel scheme; acting for the Australian Rugby League in the C7 litigation, and assisting in the conduct of Vines v ASIC on behalf of the former Chief Financial Officer of GIO.
More recently, Vicky has assisted in the conduct of the Opes Prime litigation, the class action by shareholders against OZ Minerals Limited and the class action brought by travel agents against a number of airlines relating to a commission claim on the fuel surcharge component of an airline ticket.
Being open, honest and determined as well as having great communication and organisational skills are what makes Vicky a critical part of one of the best commercial litigation teams in the country. Vicky’s work contributes to the resolution of complex commercial disputes in a strategic, commercial and practical manner.
“The most important aspect of my job is knowing that I can assist to remedy the imbalance of power between an individual or small business seeking redress from a large corporation or government entity.”
Typically Vicky would be involved in a variety of often complex commercial disputes in the Supreme and Federal Courts. Vicky’s clients range from large corporations, small businesses, investors and individuals.
“I always wanted to work for Slater & Gordon – the quality of the work, calibre of clients and ethos of the firm is unique.” – Vicky Antzoulatos
Expertise
- Corporations Act disputes
- Trade Practices (franchising, product liability, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC))
- Contractual & general commercial disputes
- Class actions
Career history
- since 2008 Slater & Gordon (senior associate)
- 2005-2008 Sparke Helmore (senior associate)
- 1999-2005 Slater & Gordon (lawyer, then associate).
Professional qualifications & admissions
- since 2006, undertaking Master of Laws, University of Sydney
- 1999 Admitted Supreme Court of New South Wales
- 1999 Admitted High Court of Australia
- 1998 Graduate Diploma Legal Practice, College of Law, New South Wales
- 1997 Lionel Murphy Memorial Prize for labour law, Macquarie University
- 1997 Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University
- 1997 Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University
Memberships & associations
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Australian Lawyers Phil-Hellenic Association (ALPHA)
Publications / articles / seminars
- 19 March 2010 “Meeting the New Challenges Faced by In-House Counsel – Class Actions” (Lexis Nexis seminar)
- February 2010 “Builder’s Claim for Payment Against Homeowner Found Void (Law Society Journal)
- 11 December 2009 “Class Actions and Litigation in Uncertain Financial Times” (Commercial Law Association seminar)
- 6 November 2007 “Fraud on the Market – A New Frontier for Corporate Class Actions” (client bulletin)
- 2 November 2007 “A Litigation Explosion” Lawyers Weekly
- 19 September 2007 “Corporate Class Actions: Developing Trends in Australia” (client seminar)
- 31 August 2007 “The Rise of Corporate Class Actions in Australia” (client bulletin)
- 30 May 2007 “The Rise of Corporate Class Actions in Australia and the Consequences of the Fostif Decision: A Litigation Explosion?” (College of Law seminar)
- 15 May 2007 “Class Actions” (seminar delivered to major insurer law department)
- 6 February 2007 “Sons of Gwalia: Landmark decision, good for shareholders - bad for creditors” (client bulletin)
- 17 January, 2007 “The Basics of Court Etiquette” (presentation to summer clerks)
- 15 November, 2006 ”Class Actions” (firm’s internal CLE (continuing legal education))
Cultural heritage
Vicky’s parents migrated to Australia in 1962 from the Greek Island of Kefalonia, settling in the Sydney suburb of Manly. On his arrival in Australia Vicky’s father established a milk bar in the famous Manly Corso and went on to run a series of fish and chip shops in the Northern Beaches before working at the Sydney Fish Markets. He was one of the founders of the Greek Orthodox Community in Manly Warringah, where Vicky volunteered for a time as the club secretary. After initially working in the family businesses, Vicky’s mother went on to teach Greek to the children of Greek migrants in Manly Warringah at St Michael’s Greek Orthodox Church in Crows Nest.
Vicky is a member of the Australian Lawyers Phil-Hellenic Association (ALPHA). She won the NSW Premier’s Award in 1991, coming first in Modern Greek in the Higher School Certificate, and as a student she was active in Macquarie University’s Greek Association. She travels regularly to Greece to catch up with relatives and to visit her grandparents. Vicky recently married a Greek Australian lawyer on the Greek island of Santorini.
Vicky is fluent in written and spoken Greek.