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Restructuring/Insolvency

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Australia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

The King & Wood Mallesons team is in demand for its extensive experience acting for a broad range of clients across the mining and resources, construction, manufacturing and retail sectors. The firm regularly advises on multi-jurisdictional and high-profile restructuring and insolvency mandates, including those involving Chinese aspects. Its clients include major banks, insolvency practitioners in their roles as appointees and distressed companies. The team works closely with other practice groups in the firm, such as banking and finance, M&A and private equity, to provide a seamless service to clients on distressed investment restructuring, and offers a wealth of experience handling insolvency litigation at all levels of the Australian court system.

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Work Highlights

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  • King & Wood Mallesons advised Deloitte as deed administrators of WBHO Australia and its subsidiaries.

Strengths

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  • King & Wood Mallesons is a tier one practice for a reason. Lawyers provide high-quality advice on complex matters.

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  • The team is exceptional in its understanding of insolvency and restructuring and brings a strategic lens when applying its knowledge and advice.

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  • The lawyers at King & Wood Mallesons are creative, collaborative and outcomes focused. They pay attention to client needs, seamlessly bringing in specialist expertise from across the firm.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Samantha Kinsey
    Samantha Kinsey

    Samantha Kinsey

    Samantha Kinsey is based in Melbourne and acts for clients from a variety of sectors, advising corporates, banks and insolvency appointees in domestic and cross-border matters that are often contentious.

    • Samantha is an outstanding insolvency lawyer who balances legal and other issues. She is a leader in the Australian market.

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    • She is an excellent lawyer, with a very good balance between the commercial and the legal.

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    • Samantha Kinsey is very pragmatic on difficult matters and is a great leader.

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  • Tim Klineberg
    Tim Klineberg

    Tim Klineberg

    Tim Klineberg is based in Sydney and regularly advises distressed companies, trustees and appointees on a variety of issues, notably including company administration and schemes of arrangement.

    • Tim Klineberg is incredibly commercial and a great strategist. He is great at bringing his technical industry knowledge to transactions and applying it to achieve commercial outcomes.

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  • Philip Pan
    Philip Pan

    Philip Pan

    Philip Pan is based in Brisbane, where he offers substantial experience in the representation of a clientele that includes administrators, liquidators and distressed companies in complex domestic and cross-border mandates.
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