Alison Rahier
Associate
Expertise and Practice
Alison is experienced in commercial dispute resolution and the provision of insolvency-related advice, having assisted in complex commercial claims across Australia and the Cayman Islands in respect of contractual disputes, professional negligence and administrations. Alison has represented organisations across the professional services, retail and defence sectors. She brings diligence and a high degree of organisation and commerciality to all of her work.
Alison joined LK in July 2024. She has a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) and a Bachelor of Psychological Science from Flinders University. She is admitted in the Supreme Court of South Australia and is also proficient in French.
Project Highlights
Confidential Professional Negligence Claim
Working with an offshore firm to defend another professional services firm in relation to allegations of professional negligence.
Spring Gully Foods Administration
Acting for the administrator of an iconic Australian food producer following its financial collapse and entry into administration. Advised on complex security and priority issues and assisted with the sale of the company’s IP assets and brands to a major Australian consumer goods group, ensuring continuity for the 79-year-old brand and its product lines.
Excelium v Cyberanalytics
Representing the head contractor to a Department of Defence contract in a dispute with a sub-contractor in Federal Court proceedings.
Pro Bono
Providing legal advice through The Accessible Justice Project on a range of matters including defective construction works, lease agreements, and misleading and deceptive conduct claims.
Publications
Fixed Rate, Fixed Fate: High Court Confirms Crypto Yield Products Need an AFSL
LK Insights, Connor Mulholland, Alison Rahier and Chelsea Chhour (July 2026)
Governance, Accountability and the Lessons of ASIC v Bekier
LK Insights, Allie Umoff and Alison Rahier (April 2026)
Stepping up Security: Incoming Amendments to Australia’s Security of Critical Infrastructure Regulatory Framework
LK Insights, Amy Cooper-Boast, Courtney Chow and Alison Rahier (April 2026)
Managing Contracts Through an Oil Shock
LK Insights, Nick Gallus and Alison Rahier (April 2026)
Shareholder ratification not applicable to conduct of directors that is adverse to the interests of creditors
ARITA, Allie Umoff and Alison Rahier (November 2025)
How to Obtain Recognition of a Foreign Insolvency Process in Australia
Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Kristy Zander, Sean Pettingill and Alison Rahier (June 2025)
New SOCI Rules Go Live – Changes for Data Storage Systems and Telco Assets
LK Insights, Amy Cooper-Boast, Courtney Chow and Alison Rahier (April 2025)
Raising a shield against increased threats to critical infrastructure – SOCI Act amendments take effect
LK Insights, Amy Cooper-Boast, Courtney Chow and Alison Rahier (February 2025)