Chambers Review
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Restructuring/Insolvency - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Clayton Utz's comprehensive national offering maintains its longstanding strength in contentious insolvency. The law firm also handles restructuring and workouts and acts for both lenders and corporate borrowers with regard to financial restructurings and distressed financing. The team advises banks, insolvency firms, investment funds, corporate clients and government clients on high-profile litigation and restructures. Clayton Utz has a broad range of industry expertise, with a particular focus on the construction and property development, retail, energy and natural resources, and financial services sectors.
Strengths
The firm's strengths include its experience, diligence and relationships with other restructuring industry professionals.
The firm has a high level of competency, professionalism and resources. It provides a sophisticated offering.
The team at Clayton Utz provides strong commercial understanding, pragmatic advice and is proactive.
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz advised Muzinich & Co., a New York-based private credit firm, as receivers and managers on its exposure to Public Hospitality.
Notable practitioners
She is an excellent and connected practitioner.
Maria O'Brien is a fantastic intellect who runs matters very well.
Maria is really responsive and provides excellent advice.
Nick is fantastic to deal with. He is always responsive, practical and commercial.
Paul James has been excellent. He is technically knowledgeable, very commercial, prompt and approachable.
Katie Higgins is very easy to work with and has an excellent commercial manner. She’s very good to talk to and is an extremely safe pair of hands. She gets the job done.
