Sally Davitt

Sally believes open communication with clients resolves complex issues quickly, even in the most challenging situations.

Her work includes high-profile investigations and court cases within Australia and in the UK. She combines an eye for detail with a talent for making complex financial information clear and simple. She specialises in financial investigations, quantifying economic loss, and government and regulatory compliance.

Sally has over 13 years’ experience in forensic accounting and has spent time on secondment with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

She is able to manage large, challenging matters by drawing on the diverse skills and experience from within KordaMentha’s network and wherever possible seeks to use technology to save clients both time and money.

Significant engagements

• Compliance expert to ASIC in relation to Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s financial planners
• Anti-avoidance proceedings between a group of companies and the Commissioner of Taxation
• Secondment to ASIC assisting with a financial investigation into the collapse of a large listed company, including undertaking examinations under s19 of the ASIC Act
• Investigation in the UK into allegations of illegal payments made in relation to player transfers in the English Football Premier League
• Assessment of damages arising from breach of contract in a failed major transport project
• Assessment of damages payable in an intellectual property dispute regarding an advertisement which was found to be misleading and deceptive
• Assessment of damages in a high profile matter regarding the implementation of an IT system.

Memberships

• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is affiliated with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand through the Global Accounting Alliance