Jack Geng

Jack is a commercial litigation and financial lines specialist, focusing on directors & officers (D&O), management liability, financial institution (FI), and professional indemnity (PI) matters.

Jack's practice centres on high value financial services claims, corporate insolvency matters, and complex indemnity disputes. He is regularly instructed by Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees, accountants, educational institutions, and registered clubs to defend complex litigation matters.

Jack's experience includes acting for an AFS licensee and its authorised representatives in a special leave application to the High Court, acting on behalf of an internet platform operator facing an ACCC prosecution in the Federal Court for alleged misleading or deceptive conduct, and defending registered clubs and educational institutions in a range of discrimination and human rights claims and investigations. He also advises several AFS licensees in relation to AFCA complaints, demonstrating his broad expertise across the financial services and regulatory landscape.

Jack regularly advises major domestic and international insurers on coverage and complex indemnity issues across the financial lines space. His work includes acting for a major international insurer in an indemnity dispute before the Queensland Supreme Court and advising on matters such as insolvency exclusions in D&O and management liability policies, aggregation issues in FI and PI policies, and the impact of innocent and fraudulent non-disclosure. He also advises on the application of the Insurance Contracts Act, the insurability of pecuniary penalties, and the operation of professional services exclusions.

Previously, Jack worked as a judge’s associate and as a research assistant in contract law at the Sydney Law School. He has also lectured at the University of Sydney in International Economy and Finance.