Lisa Loechel

Expertise and Practice

Lisa is an experienced disputes and risk management lawyer, advising clients on regulatory compliance and their response to regulatory enquiries and investigations, involving consumer law, export trade controls, environmental protection regulations and mandatory sustainability reporting.

Lisa has represented clients in commercial disputes before courts and tribunals throughout Australia. She has extensive experience across a range of disputes, including large-scale and complex proceedings, involving complicated forensic investigations and document and data management. She works with clients of different sizes and maturity, from start-ups to market leaders across multiple industries, including major infrastructure, technology, defence, education, construction, government, agriculture, sports and indigenous organisations.

Lisa draws on this experience when assisting clients to devise and implement effective risk mitigation and dispute resolution strategies, which are focused on preventing issues from escalating. When disputes cannot be avoided, Lisa pursues cost effective and commercial resolutions and builds strong constructive relationships with clients and other professionals who appreciate her strategic, pragmatic and personable approach.

Lisa has been a Principal of LK since 2021. She joined the firm in 2007 following two years as Associate to the Honourable Justice Gray of the Supreme Court of South Australia. She has a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Adelaide and is admitted in the Supreme Court of South Australia and Federal Court of Australia.

Recent Experience

new Royal Adelaide Hospital

Representing the South Australian State Government on various strategic and legal issues concerning major defaults, delays and disruption in arbitral, Supreme Court of South Australia and Federal Court proceedings arising out of the AU$2.5 billion public-private partnership for the design, construction and operation of the State’s major health facility.

Enerven Infrastructure v Cocchiaro & Ors

Representing the applicants in multi-party Federal Court (South Australia) proceedings seeking urgent injunctive relief and search orders to recover confidential information allegedly misappropriated by former employees, and pursuing claims for breach of equitable, statutory and contractual obligations.

Roller Networks v Rat Pack & Ors

Representing a venue management software company in Federal Court (Victoria) proceedings concerning allegations of misuse of confidential information and misleading and deceptive conduct.

ATLA & Ors v Rangelea Holdings

Representing a Registered Native Title Corporation under special administration in Supreme Court of South Australia proceedings against a trustee relating to the receipt, use, and distribution of native title compensation, including an application seeking access to trust records and the appointment of an inspector pursuant to the Trustee Act.  Successful at trial, on appeal before the Supreme Court of South Australia Court of Appeal and at the High Court of Australia.

Excelium v Cyberanalytics

Representing the head contractor to a Department of Defence contract in a contractual dispute with a sub-contractor in Federal Court (ACT) proceedings.

In re Whisky Development Syndicate (Administrator Appointed)

Representing a syndicate of shareholders on an urgent application in the Supreme Court of Victoria to wind up a company in voluntary administration on just and equitable grounds.

Cooper as Trustee of Bankrupt Estate of Suhren v Gibraltar Capital

Representing the Trustee’s litigation funder in Federal Court (South Australia) proceedings to resist the issue of subpoenas for the funder’s financial records.

Regulatory Compliance and Risk Advice

Advising a defence prime contractor on a range of risk and regulatory compliance matters, including Environmental Protection Agency licence and regulatory requirements.

Employee Misconduct and Misuse of Position

Advising clients on a range of disputes involving employee misconduct, forensic IT investigations, claims for breach of contractual, statutory and equitable duties, including misuse of position and confidential information.

Claim of Constructive Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Advised a tertiary institution on claims of constructive dismissal and breach of contract by a former employee.

Governance, Policy and Risk Management Advice

Advised a tertiary institution on policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Commonwealth and State legislation and regulations, guidance on disciplinary and misconduct processes including matters involving potentially criminal conduct, and advice on compliance with terms of grant funding.

Mandatory Climate-related Reporting

Advising clients in relation to their reporting obligations and compliance with regulatory requirements, including with respect to the maintenance of records supporting and justifying climate related disclosures and directors’ declarations and associated compliance with directors’ duties.

Speaking Engagements and Publications

The role of in-house legal in sustainability reporting and the mandatory climate-related disclosures regime

Association of Corporate Counsel Inhouse Counsel Day (2026)

ITAR and export controls: Unpacking opportunities and debunking myths

Pyne & Partners AUKUS IV Program, Washington DC (2025)

Navigating and managing technical and organizational conflicts

Association of Corporate Counsel (2022)

What to do when the regulator knocks?

Association of Corporate Counsel (2021)

Climate change litigation in domestic courts

International Law Association Biennial Conference (2020)