Asia Lenard is a partner in the Sydney office of Quinn Emanuel. She joined the firm in 2016 in the New York office. Asia’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, regulatory investigations, and out-of-court dispute resolution.
While working in Quinn Emanuel’s New York office, Asia worked on several multi-billion dollar lawsuits, including some of the largest cases that came out of the GFC, for example Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s $2 billion trial against Citibank NA concerning close-out costs from derivative trades between the two banks.
In the Sydney office, Asia has built a practice focusing on financial services litigation and investigations, representing non-bank financial services firms in matters involving contracts, vendor warranties, negligence, insurance, employment and compliance. She is recognised in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Rankings as “down to earth and street smart.”
Prior to joining the firm, Asia worked for more than 10 years for a leading Australian independent corporate law firm.
Asia holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney.
- Equity Trustees
- KKR
- Macquarie Capital
- Wentworth Capital
- Hyundai/Kia
- Grocon
- Connective
- Express Scripts
- Lehman Brothers Estate
- Currently representing Equity Trustees in defending litigation by ASIC arising from the failure of the Shield Master Fund
- Currently representing Hyundai and Kia in defending multiple class actions alleging product defects
- Currently representing a joint venture between two large private equity funds in relation to formation of a sinkhole on a real estate asset
- Represented KKR in relation to collapse of Australian portfolio company GenesisCare
- Successfully defended the SoftBank Vision Funds in proceedings brought by Credit Suisse in the United Kingdom arising out of the collapse of Australian supply chain finance company Greensill Capital
- Represented management and employees of EverBlu Capital in relation to ASIC’s investigation of alleged market manipulation
- Obtained summary judgment for US pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts in a $15 billion contract dispute with its largest client, Anthem, venued in the Southern District of New York
- Represented Grocon in proceedings against Infrastructure NSW concerning Grocon’s exit from the much-delayed Central Barangaroo development
- Represented pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts in a $15 billion contract dispute with its largest client, Anthem
- Represented the managing director of a major asset-based lender in Receiver examinations, Supreme Court proceedings by the receiver, class action proceedings by debenture-holders and an AAT appeal
- Represented Connective, Australia’s major mortgage aggregator and non-bank home loan-provider, in oppression proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Represented the Lehman Brothers Estate in derivatives disputes with Citibank and Credit Suisse, the former of which required Citi to return $1.74 billion of the $2 billion in collateral that it held at the time of Lehman’s default. Settlement was reached after a 6 month trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- Represented Metgasco in successful judicial review proceedings against the Minister for Resources and Energy
- Represented the MJD Foundation in successful judicial review proceedings against the Minister for Indigenous Affairs
- University of Sydney
(LL.M., 2014) - University of New South Wales
(B.A., 2001)
(LL.B., 2001)
- The Supreme Court of New South Wales
- The Federal Court of Australia
- The High Court of Australia
- The State Bar of New York
- United States Court of Appeals:
- Second Circuit
- United States District Court:
- Southern District of New York
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Recommended Lawyer, 2026
- Quinn Emanuel Note, The Privilege of Being In-house (December 2020)
- The MJD Foundation Limited, Board Member
- Member, Law Society of New South Wales