TressCox has appointed a new partner in the Sydney commercial litigation team.

Kirsten Farmer joins the firm from Shaw Reynolds Bowen & Gerathy where she was an insolvency and commercial litigation partner. She has advised insolvency practitioners and key stakeholders in insolvency matters during the past 20 years and specialises in litigation under the provisions of the Corporations Act and Bankruptcy Act. She also has substantial experience providing advice to directors at risk of insolvent trading claims or breaches of directors’ duties as well as working with creditors whose interests are adversely affected by the insolvency of a customer or counter party.

Farmer began her career in the UK before moving to Minter Ellison in Sydney where she worked on insolvency-related civil litigation within the banking and finance group. She has also worked as a senior lawyer and acting deputy director in the proceeds of crime branch for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Her appointment follows closely behind that of Andrea Wookey who joined the firm as partner from Freehills.