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David Walter

David Walter

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

David has extensive experience in new money special situations financing, restructuring and insolvency. David advises the spectrum of stakeholders in special situations, restructuring and insolvency - including public companies and their boards, private equity and portfolio companies, special-situations investors, bank lenders, trustees and insolvency practitioners. His experience includes both non-contentious and also contentious restructuring and insolvency assignments.

David has particular experience in the real estate, mining and resources, energy, infrastructure, technology and private capital sectors. He has led major roles across significant projects including Greensill Capital (private capital and financials), Nature’s Care (manufacturing), Grainlink (agriculture and infrastructure), Schwartz hotels (real estate), Certane (financials), Altura Lithium (mining and resources) and Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (infrastructure).

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Restructuring/Insolvency - Australia

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Walter regularly advises appointees, creditors and debtors in distressed scenarios and is an experienced handler of both formal insolvency and informal restructuring processes.

Strengths

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  • He is brilliant!

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Asia & Pacific
  • David Walter's complex legal advice and practical summary on how he expected the counterparty to conduct themselves was spot on!

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Asia & Pacific
  • He is highly empathetic to client outcomes.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Asia & Pacific

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Asia-Pacific Region

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