Nina Newcombe

Nina specialises in regulatory and workplace investigations, cross-border litigation, and general labour law matters covering the full cycle of the employment relationship. She partners with her clients to manage their global workforces and respond to sensitive matters and risks in a commercially sensible and culturally sympathetic manner.

Nina works with clients across all industries and sectors. Her notable matters include:

Litigation

• Representing a Japanese heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer in class actions in Australia and New Zealand
• Acting for a global staffing consulting company in relation to claims for breach of fiduciary duties and post-employment restraints in Japan
• Acting for a large international aviation company to defend a strategic disability discrimination claim in the Federal Court of Australia

Regulatory investigations

• Advising a US-headquartered biopharmaceutical company in an internal investigation into whistleblowing complaints
• Advising Japanese clients in the financial services, FMCG and manufacturing industries with managing multi-jurisdictional Environmental, Social and Governance reporting obligations
• Advising a Japanese automotive company with investigating whistleblower complaints and claims of harassment against senior executives

Employment and labour law

• Advising a Japanese advertising and media company on a multi-jurisdictional contract review for senior executive engagements
• Advising a UK-based media company on managing global handbooks and policies consistently with local Work Rules and agreements used by its Japanese subsidiary
• Advising non-Japanese clients with managing senior executive departures at their Japanese subsidiaries, and Japanese clients with managing expatriate senior executive departures

Nina was educated at the University of Sydney. She trained and worked at MinterEllison in Sydney prior to joining Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.