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Jana Smith
Special Counsel
Jana is a highly skilled lawyer with extensive experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. She specialises in providing expert legal advice on diverse range of matters including shareholder and director disputes, partnership issues, insolvency, debt recovery, property matters, breach of fiduciary duties, negligence and contract disputes.
Jana’s is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted in Australia and Slovakia. She regularly appears in the Supreme Court and District Court of New South Wales.
Jana’s deep knowledge and experience enables her to provide a holistic approach to planning, strategising, advising and guiding clients in respect to pre-litigation, litigation and settlement of disputes. She is dedicated to resolve disputes swiftly and cost-effectively, always aiming for the best possible outcome for her clients.
Qualifications and Memberships
- Bachelor of Laws
- Juris Doctor (Bratislava, Slovakia)
- Master of Laws (Applied Law) in Commercial Litigation
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
- Member of the Law Society of New South Wales
selected cases
- Cox v Zammar [2026] NSWSC 118 (Meek J)
- In the matter of Remi Investment Services Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 192 (Brereton J)
- Balout v Dobro Dosle Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 275 (Bell CJ, Ward P and Mitchelmore JA)
- Red Arrow Holdings atf the Brentnall Family Trust v Diza Pty Ltd atf the Diza Trust [2025] NSWSC 849 (Pike J)
- Touma v Highfields Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 160 (White and Adamson JJA, Basten AJA)
Languages
- English
- Slovak
- Czech