Sean Whittle – Partner
Sean Whittle
Partner
Sean is a banking and finance specialist with considerable litigation and dispute resolution experience. Sean brings a wealth of experience to the clients of Elliott May, and is responsible for all aspects of litigation, including advising clients on prospects, drafting proceedings, conducting disclosure and instructing counsel on interlocutory applications and at trial. After graduating from the University of Queensland, Sean worked as a litigator for a major Queensland firm as well as for entertainment litigation law firm White O'Connor in Los Angeles. Sean returned to Australia to open his own firm in 2006, which merged with Elliott May in 2009. In his role as litigation partner, Sean is responsible for the following matters:
- Acting for parties involved in or about to commence litigation ranging from listed public companies to smaller businesses and individuals.
- Providing practical advice in the arenas of debt recovery management, intellectual property, insolvency matters, contractual disputes, Trade Practices claims, debt recovery and defamation actions.
- Providing advice in relation to corporate compliance, capital raising, business finance activities, securities enforcement and workplace matters.
- All aspects of mortgage lending and enforcement, including preparation of offer documentation, loan agreements, mortgages, priority deeds, charges and guarantees as well as issuing possession proceedings and facilitating the exercise of power of sale by mortgagees in possession.
