Who are the Settlement Administrators?
In their former roles at Shine Lawyers, Jan Saddler and Rebecca Jancauskas, led the litigation against Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. Jan and Rebecca established their firm JGA Saddler in early 2023, having resigned from Shine in late 2022. Jan and Rebecca are supported by members of the JGA team who have experience working on the Ethicon and Boston class actions.
Andrew Fielding is a partner at BDO, a professional services firm with offices across Australia and internationally. BDO has deep expertise in finance, tax, data management and information technology which will support the operational aspects of the settlement administration.
Emma Pelka-Caven is a partner at Slater & Gordon is the largest plaintiff litigation firm in the country, with 27 offices nationwide. Slater & Gordon has vast expertise in class actions and personal injury claims which will be utilised in assessing Group Members’ claims.
Our three firms jointly tendered for the role of settlement administrators because we believe we will deliver a cost and time efficient resolution of Group Members’ claims, whilst respecting the dignity of the women impacted by these products and recognising the breadth of their individual experiences and suffering.
Our teams will expand as required to ensure we are appropriately resourced so that the Administrations are progressed as quickly and efficiently as possible.