Tara Scheinberg
About Tara Scheinberg
Tara Scheinberg serves as the Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution at QBE Insurance, where she specializes in resolving complex high-value disputes. With extensive experience in corporate legal challenges and regulatory inquiries, she has held various legal positions throughout her career, including roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Blake Dawson.
Current Role at QBE Insurance Group
Tara Scheinberg serves as the Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution within the Group Legal department at QBE Insurance. She has held this position since 2018, contributing to the company's legal strategies and dispute resolution processes. Based in Sydney, Australia, she specializes in managing high-value disputes and corporate legal challenges.
Previous Experience at QBE Insurance
Before her current role, Tara Scheinberg worked as Litigation Counsel at QBE Australia from 2010 to 2017. In this position, she focused on litigation matters and contributed to the company's legal framework. Her tenure at QBE spanned seven years, during which she developed expertise in various legal aspects relevant to the insurance industry.
Career Background in Legal Practice
Tara Scheinberg has a robust legal background, having worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as Director/Senior Legal Counsel in the Office of General Counsel from 2005 to 2010. Prior to that, she was a Senior Associate in Litigation at Blake Dawson from 1998 to 2005. This extensive experience has equipped her with skills in handling complex legal matters.
Education and Specialized Training
Tara Scheinberg holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of New South Wales, where she studied from 1993 to 1997. She has also completed advanced negotiation training courses at Harvard Law School in 2011 and 2013. Additionally, she achieved NMAS accreditation in mediation from the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre in 2012.
Expertise in Dispute Resolution
Tara Scheinberg specializes in resolving complex high-value disputes through various methods, including mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. She has extensive experience in civil penalty proceedings and class actions. Her involvement in Royal Commissions and handling inquiries from regulatory bodies such as ASIC, APRA, and ACCC further enhances her expertise in corporate legal challenges.