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Provided by Mark Clifton
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation
Mark is a partner based in our Sydney office. Mark focuses in corporate restructuring and insolvency. His experience on some of Australia’s most prominent insolvency administrations and restructures – including Ansett, Babcock & Brown, One.Tel, United Medical Protection, ERG, Elders, Gunns, Godfreys, I-Med, Retail Adventures and Nexus Energy – has made Mark a highly sought-after practitioner. Mark has extensive experience advising stakeholders in corporate distress situations, including administrators, liquidators and receivers, secured and unsecured lenders and other creditors, mezzanine financiers and bondholders, vendors and purchasers of distressed assets, and boards and shareholders of distressed entities. Mark’s clients include Australian and international banks, major Australian insolvency firms, major Australian ASX-listed corporations, private equity firms and distressed debt funds. Mark is recognised by Best Lawyers as one of Australia’s leading lawyers in the areas of Litigation and Insolvency & Reorganisation Law. Mark is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia. He holds degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of New South Wales and was awarded the University Medal for law in 1987.
For additional information on Mark’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/m/mark-clifton
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He is able to approach novel and difficult issues with calm deductive reasoning and rationality that is not overly conservative and not overly aggressive. He does not sit on the fence.
Mark's ability to call the situation, apply the right amount of pressure when dealing with difficult stakeholders and remain calm under pressure is a testament to his deep experience.
Mark is a pleasure to work with as he is highly technical and trusted within the industry.
He is able to approach novel and difficult issues with calm deductive reasoning and rationality that is not overly conservative and not overly aggressive. He does not sit on the fence.
Mark's ability to call the situation, apply the right amount of pressure when dealing with difficult stakeholders and remain calm under pressure is a testament to his deep experience.
Mark is a pleasure to work with as he is highly technical and trusted within the industry.