Rebecca Faugno

Rebecca Faugno is a Senior Lecturer in the UWA Law School at the University of Western Australia, where she teaches Corporations Law and Professional and Ethical Practice. She holds Bachelor degrees in Arts (Honours) and Law (Honours) from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Western Australia. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in the UWA Law School, her doctoral research examines corporate culture, incorporating insights from civil penalties jurisprudence and inquiries such as the Crown Casino Royal Commission. Faugno's research interests include corporate fraud, corporate governance, corporate responsibility, and civil remedies, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals on decent work, industry innovation, responsible consumption, climate action, and peace, justice, and strong institutions.

Prior to her academic career, Faugno worked in commercial legal practice, advising on directors' duties, corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions, and large-scale commercial litigation. She is admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, Western Australia, and the High Court of Australia, with prior roles at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst), Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens), the Legal Practitioners' Complaints Committee in Western Australia, and the Faculty of Law at Murdoch University. She previously served as JD Director at UWA Law School and was a Visiting Researcher at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca in 2011. Her awards include the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law & Education Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017, University of Western Australia Combined Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2013 (Early Career) and 2010, and Monash University Study Abroad Major Scholarship in 1998 and Minor Bursary in 1997. Key publications comprise 'Corporate culture, conscience and casinos' (2025, with Elise Bant) in Griffith Law Review; 'Revolution and evolution in corporate law: Productivity Partners and Systems Intentionality in the High Court of Australia' (2025, with Bant) in Australian Journal of Corporate Law; 'Corporate Culture and Systems Intentionality: Part of the regulator’s essential toolkit' (2024, with Bant) in Journal of Corporate Law Studies; and the chapter 'Ideas of Corporate Culture from the Perspective of Penalties Jurisprudence' (2023) in The Culpable Corporate Mind edited by Elise Bant. Faugno has contributed to initiatives such as the WA Procurement Debarment Regime and convened events including the Society of Corporate Law Academics Annual Conference 2026.

Professional Email: rebecca.faugno@uwa.edu.au