Panagiota Pisani
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Panagiota has experience in insolvency, corporations law, contractual and trusts disputes, financial regulatory matters, building and construction matters and Royal Commissions. She has experience acting in complex commercial disputes and has acted for banks, corporations, liquidators and individuals.
Prior to joining the Bar, Panagiota was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Delany, Principal Judge of the Commercial Court in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Panagiota was also a solicitor at Ashurst's Restructuring and Insolvency team.
Panagiota has a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor, both from the University of Melbourne.
Panagiota read with Carrie Rome-Sievers and her senior mentor is Dr Oren Bigos KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation.
Contact
- P+61 3 9225 8558
- M+61 434 768 463
- F+61 3 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
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Lonsdale Chambers
Level 29 Room 27
140 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
+61 3 9225 8558
Expertise
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy
- Building & Construction
- Class Actions
- Climate Change
- Commercial Arbitration
- Competition
- Consumer Credit
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Insolvency
- Corporations & Securities
- Energy & Resources
- Equity & Trusts
- Insurance
- Private International Law
- Real Property
- Regulatory Investigations
- Residential & Retail Tenancies
- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Common Law
- Major Torts
- Negligence
- Professional Negligence
- Appellate
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Environment
- Freedom of Information
- Judicial Review
- Privacy
- White Collar Crime
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (University of Melbourne)
Juris Doctor (University of Melbourne)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Greek
Recent Cases
Hudson, in the matter of ACB Group Pty Ltd (in liq) [2025] FCA 90 - application by liquidator for directions under s 90-15 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations), Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as to the application of company funds to meet the costs of compliance with environmental protection notices issued to the company under s 274 of the Environmental Protection Act 2017 (Vic), and for retrospective approval of entry into a contract with environmental consultants under s 477(2B) – led by Carrie Rome-Sievers, instructed by Mills Oakley.
VID408/2025 | Shane Leslie Deane and Nicholas Giasoumi (in their capacity as joint and several liquidators of Snowdon Developments Pty Ltd) (In Liquidation) & Ors v Barro Group Pty Ltd & Ors – unfair preference mothership proceeding – led by Carrie Rome-Sievers and Leo Freckleton, instructed by KHQ Lawyers (resolved).
S ECI 2024 05724 | Wang v AILV Securities Pty Ltd – injunction – acting for lender – led by Dr Oren Bigos KC, instructed by Parsons & Partners.
A livestock lender | advising a livestock lender with respect to priorities under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), led by Hamish Austin KC.
S ECI 2024 06210 | In the matter of Neucare International Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) – opposing application to terminate the liquidation of the company – acting for the liquidator – unled, instructed by Mills Oakley.
VID367/2026 | World Digital Gold Bullion Pty Ltd (Formerly Quantum Metal Bullion Pty Ltd) v Lee & Ors – breach of directors’ duties – knowing assistance, knowing receipt – misleading and deceptive conduct – led by Dr Oren Bigos KC, instructed by HWL Ebsworth (ongoing).
VID653/2024 | Villawood Management Pty Ltd v Marlton Group Pty Ltd & Anor – allegations of breach of directors’ duties – allegations of knowing assistance, knowing receipt – acting for trustee – led by Stewart Maiden KC, instructed by MinterEllison
S ECI 2022 04495 | Tradeflex Facility Services Pty Ltd ATF Tradeflex Facility Services Trust v Toll Holdings Limited – allegations of breach of contract – led by Hamish Austin KC and Alex Folie SC, instructed by Ashurst.
Refuse to Lose Pty Ltd as trustee for the Refuse to Lose Trust & Ors v Jim Kostakis & Ors [2025] VSC 438– freezing order – dispute as to quantum – led by Carrie Rome-Sieves, instructed by Executive Law Group.
S ECI 2024 05683 | First Light Racing Pty Ltd & Ors v Samuel Thomas Kilkenny & Ors – breach of directors’ duties – breach of retainer – professional negligence – misleading and deceptive conduct – knowing assistance – led by Nicole Papaleo, instructed by Robert James Lawyers.
VID723/2022 | Furphy Communications Pty Ltd v Howard & Ors – opposing application for objection to subpoena – unled, instructed by Robert James Lawyers.
S EAPCI 2025 0070 | 1559 High Street v Camillo Builders & Ors – whether provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) are inconsistent with the operation of the Australian Consumer Law - preparation of written case – led by Nick Hopkins KC and Adam Rollnick, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler
S ECI 2025 02679 | MaxCap FA Pty Ltd & Ors v Eastern Health & Ors – breach of contract – validity of termination notices – acting for the financier – led by Martin Scott KC and Nina Moncrief, instructed by Ashurst (resolved).
S ECI 2024 03920 | Citta Hobart Pty Ltd & Ors v Parliament Square Hobart Landowner Pty Ltd & Ors – breaches of contracts – variations to agreements – led by Jeff Gleeson KC and Premala Thiagarajan SC, instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler (ongoing).
BP1903/2024 | AG Advanced Construction Pty Ltd v SK Property Group Pty Ltd – injunction – property development – led by Brian Mason, instructed by Ashurst (resolved).
VID1361/2024 | Swan Hill Vineyards Pty Ltd v Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation Trading as Goulburn-Murray Water – acting for water authority in relation to a debt claim under the Water Act 1989 (Vic) – constitutional issues arising with respect to Water Act 1989 (Vic) and Water Act 2007 (Cth) – led by Joshua Kohn, instructed by Dawes & Vary Riordan
Publications
CommBar Australian Climate Change Litigation Annual Review (2025)
05 December 2024Australian Climate Change Litigation Annual Review (2024) – Insolvency
18 October 2024Insolvency Law Update - the High Court pronounces on the immunity of a ‘separate entity’ of a foreign state from Australian winding up proceedings
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association of Victoria