Restructuring/Insolvency
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 4
Chambers Review
Dentons fields respected practitioners offering broad distressed debt, restructuring and insolvency expertise to major banks, insolvency practitioners and trustees. The team handles all stages of financial distress, administrations and liquidations and, thanks to the firm's global network, is well placed to handle multi-jurisdictional bankruptcies. The firm is able to assist clients on litigation as well as non-contentious matters. Its key clients include BNY Mellon, KPMG and PwC.
Work Highlights
- Dentons advised McGrathNicol, as receivers managers of Mainland Property, on the realisation of a real estate portfolio comprising 100+ residential and commercial sites located in and around Mission Beach in North Queensland.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They're strong at drawing on the expertise and involvement of specialists from across the firm."
"They give good, reliable insolvency advice."
"They're strong at drawing on the expertise and involvement of specialists from across the firm."
"They give good, reliable insolvency advice."
Notable Practitioners
John Stragalinos is based in Melbourne and offers considerable experience in the representation of administrators, liquidators, secured lenders and investors in a variety of administrations and restructurings.
"He's well rounded and experienced across a range of matters and challenges encountered in restructuring and recovery work. His work is well thought out and handled in a professional manner."
Justin Bates maintains strong expertise in acting for secured lenders in various distressed scenarios, including administration sales, workouts and distressed debt sales.