Press Release New Spe­cial Coun­sel Appoint­ment — Suzy Whitty

With over ten years’ expe­ri­ence as a prac­tis­ing lawyer and a pri­or career in the Roy­al Aus­tralian Navy, Suzy is recog­nised for not only for her exper­tise, excep­tion­al client ser­vice and engage­ment but also for her resilience, lead­er­ship, dis­ci­pline and com­po­sure. Suzy has sig­nif­i­cant expe­ri­ence rep­re­sent­ing clients in the Land and Envi­ron­ment Court of NSW, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, in rela­tion to devel­op­ment dis­putes, envi­ron­men­tal pro­ceed­ings, and com­pul­so­ry acqui­si­tion mat­ters. She has act­ed for both acquir­ing author­i­ties and landown­ers includ­ing in the largest land acqui­si­tion case in NSW his­to­ry, involv­ing a com­pen­sa­tion claim exceed­ing $500 mil­lion and has been a key advi­sor to pri­vate landown­ers and gov­ern­ment in rela­tion to high-val­ue infra­struc­ture, plan­ning, envi­ron­men­tal and waste matters.

“With Suzy’s expe­ri­ence as both a plan­ning and envi­ron­ment lawyer and an Aus­tralian Navy vet­er­an, she brings a valu­able and bespoke skill set and wealth of expe­ri­ence that is an ide­al fit for Swaab. Her appoint­ment strength­ens our abil­i­ty to sup­port sophis­ti­cat­ed clients involved in com­plex, large-scale devel­op­ments, where her spe­cial­ist exper­tise, com­mer­cial insight and dis­ci­pline are crit­i­cal for suc­cess. Suzy’s addi­tion is a mean­ing­ful enhance­ment to our capac­i­ty to deliv­er excep­tion­al val­ue, out­stand­ing ser­vice and the Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it that sits at the heart of the Swaab Brand,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner at Swaab.