Yael Johnson is an Australian-qualified lawyer working at Asserson Law Offices in Israel.  She qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and trained at the Sydney office of Gadens Lawyers, a long-established, top-ten national Australian law firm.

Yael was educated at the University of New South Wales where she obtained both an LLB and a BA in English, before doing her professional exams at the College of Law, New South Wales. Yael matriculated in the top 1.5% of students in New South Wales and graduated in law with a string of distinctions and high distinctions in various subjects.

Before moving to Asserson Law Offices, Yael was engaged in the preparation of an advice to major Australian banks on the implementation of relevant legislation across all the states. She was involved in significant litigation, including a dispute involving a major construction company against a national insurance company, arising out of the construction of one of Australia’s premier sporting facilities. Yael also worked in-house for an Australian public company, where she developed skills in commercial property and contract drafting and was engaged in due diligence and tax advice.

Since joining Asserson Law Offices Yael’s litigation experience has included disputes involving issues of company law, trusts law, contracts, immigration, probate and defamation. She has also worked on public law matters including tribunal appeals and has advised clients in relation to rights of judicial review.

Yael has assisted on proceedings across the English courts system. She has also worked on substantial proceedings in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands involving two leading European banks. The case raised complex issues of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty and Yael was a key member of a team of ten lawyers. Yael has also assisted in a range of international arbitrations proceedings, including assisting an international energy company with claims arising from renewable energy resources in Europe.

Yael is a keen sportswoman who in 2004 was Australian Maccabi Women’s Soccer’s “Most Valuable Player”.