Roger Dobson

Business Restructuring & Reorganization; Energy Transition & Infrastructure

Roger Dobson leads Jones Day’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice in Australia. He has extensive experience working on large, complex restructuring and insolvency matters across a range of industries, including energy, mining, construction, engineering, media and communications, investment banking and financial services, retail, and manufacturing.

Over the past decade, Roger has represented main banking syndicates, offshore funds holding a substantial debt position, companies experiencing financial distress, liquidators, administrators, and receivers. Recent and current matters which Roger is involved in include acting for Coronado Coal Group in connection with its complex restructuring, representing the first lien lenders in the restructure of National Group, and acting for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with what is the largest financial fraud ever in Australia associated with the collapse of the Forum group of companies. Other recent engagements include representing senior lenders in the Camp Australia restructure, representing one of Australia’s largest banks in connection with its exposure to and dealings with Armaguard and the cash in transit business and representing the largest creditor in the Bell Resources Group liquidation, which is the most complex liquidation in Australia. Roger has also represented senior lender groups in many complex restructurings and insolvencies, including Babcock & Brown group (AUD 66bn external debt), ABC Learning and Allco.

Roger is a member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) and INSOL International.