Rebecca Faugno

Rebecca is a Lecturer in the Law School who teaches Corporations Law and Professional Practice. She is currently Director of the Juris Doctor degree. Rebecca's research interests lie in the fields of corporate governance, corporate responsibility and civil remedies. She is currently undertaking doctoral research into corporate culture. 
Rebecca holds Bachelor degrees in Law and Arts (both with Honours) from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Education from UWA.
Prior to joining the University of Western Australia Rebecca worked in commercial practice and has advised on general corporate matters (including directors' duties), corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions and large-scale commercial litigation.

Director, Juris Doctor

Rebecca is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in Victoria, Western Australia and the High Court of Australia

Unit Co-ordinator and teacher of Corporations Law (LAWS5104) and Professional Practice (LAWS5108).
Previous teaching includes Equity and Trusts, Remedies, and Legal Practice and Transactions.

Research interest areas: corporate governance, corporate responsibility, regulation of multi-national corporations, civil remedies.
Rebecca is currently undertaking doctoral study into corporate culture, focusing on lessons on corporate culture from civil penalties jurisprudence. 
Her Honours thesis was completed with a Monash University Major Grant (Study Abroad), on the topic of 'L’interprétation juridique des lois anti-Sémites de Vichy' (French judicial interpretation of anti-Semitic Vichy laws).