Stephanie Hooper

Barrister
Stephanie Hooper

About Stephanie

Stephanie practises in commercial law.

She has particular expertise in corporate insolvency, banking and finance disputes and building and construction matters.

Stephanie comes to the Bar after six years in private practice as a solicitor. Most recently, Stephanie practised in Herbert Smith Freehills’ dispute resolution team and, prior to that, in Norton Rose Fulbright’s insolvency and restructuring teams in both Melbourne and London. She is a co-author of Zuckerman on Australian Civil Procedure.

Stephanie read with Carl Moller. Her senior mentor is Nicholas Pane KC.

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Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons I)
  • BCL (Dist) (Oxon)

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford.

She graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours and a Bachelor of International Business, for which she was awarded the International Business Medal.

Memberships & Associations

  • The Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association
  • Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Victoria

Publications

Stephanie is a co-author of Zuckerman on Australian Civil Procedure (LexisNexis, 2018). She authored five chapters of the text, traversing topics such as interlocutory applications, specialist lists, witness statements, trial and evidence and judgments and orders.

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