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Phoebe Pitt

Partner

Adelaide

Phoebe specialises in complex and significant commercial litigation and advises with respect to all forms of insolvency appointments, with a particular interest on investigations and litigious disputes.

Phoebe has over 15 years’ experience as a commercial litigator. Phoebe is well-regarded for her strong client-focussed approach, whilst simultaneously effectively managing large-scale and multi-faceted cases nationally. Phoebe regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, directors of SMEs, secured creditors and high net worth individuals.

  • +61 466 553 643
  • +61 8 8330 2900

Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

  • Doyle’s Guide – Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer (South Australia) – 2026
  • Best Lawyers – Leading Commercial Litigation Lawyer (Adelaide) – 2025, 2026
  • Director, Seymour College Inc – 2025 onwards.

Expertise

Phoebe’s expertise include:

  • Commercial litigation in superior courts (Corporations Act, shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, directorship disputes, Australian Consumer Law, property and trust disputes)
  • Insolvency – focus on investigations, litigation and recoveries
  • Large-scale debt recovery and enforcement.

Recent Matters

  • Advising insolvency practitioner with regards to large-scale recovery actions across various countries
  • Acting in contractual dispute arising out of intellectual property licensing agreement
  • Acting for multinational group defending complex and multi-faceted Federal Court litigation
  • Advising insolvency practitioner in long-running litigious dispute being conducted overseas
  • Advising insolvency practitioner in funded litigation involving recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Australia under the model insolvency law
  • Prosecuting operator of prominent online fitness program alleging shareholder oppression and breach of fiduciary duties
  • Representing various parties in agricultural business dispute relating to allegations of misrepresentations
  • Acting for national supermarket chain in Australian Consumer Law dispute
  • Advising insured as to recovery of losses from cyber security breach including successful challenge to insurer’s original determination.

 

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities

  • Doyle’s Guide – Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer (South Australia) – 2026
  • Best Lawyers – Leading Commercial Litigation Lawyer (Adelaide) – 2025, 2026
  • Director, Seymour College Inc – 2025 onwards.