Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | Asia-Pacific
Australia
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Ashurst 15 Years Ranked
- King & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
Band 3
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth 15 Years Ranked
- Johnson Winter Slattery
Band 4
Band 5
- Gadens 9 Years Ranked
- Maddocks 15 Years Ranked
- Thomson Geer 8 Years Ranked
- Colin Biggers & Paisley
Band 6
- A&O Shearman 1 Years Ranked
- McCullough Robertson 10 Years Ranked
- HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
- Lavan
Eminent Practitioners
Star Individuals
- James Marshall Ashurst14 Years Ranked
- Dominic EmmettEmmett Law
- Leon ZwierArnold Bloch Leibler
Band 1
- Brendon Watkins MinterEllison14 Years Ranked
- Michael Hughes MinterEllison14 Years Ranked
- Orla McCoy Gilbert + Tobin12 Years Ranked
- Roger Dobson Jones Day14 Years Ranked
- Steven Palmer Norton Rose Fulbright14 Years Ranked
- Timothy Sackar White & Case LLP12 Years Ranked
- Maria O'BrienClayton Utz
- Samantha KinseyKing & Wood Mallesons
- Tim KlinebergKing & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
- Alf Pappalardo Allens14 Years Ranked
- Cameron Cheetham Corrs Chambers Westgarth7 Years Ranked
- Chris Prestwich Allens8 Years Ranked
- David Walter A&O Shearman13 Years Ranked
- Mark Clifton Herbert Smith Freehills11 Years Ranked
- Matthew Whittle Allens9 Years Ranked
- Michael Sloan Ashurst13 Years Ranked
- Nikki Smythe Clifford Chance3 Years Ranked
- Paul Apáthy Herbert Smith Freehills6 Years Ranked
- Peter Bowden Gilbert + Tobin4 Years Ranked
- Cameron BelyeaClayton Utz
- Genevieve SextonArnold Bloch Leibler
- Joseph ScarcellaJohnson Winter Slattery
- Nick PooleClayton Utz
- Paul JamesClayton Utz
- Peter SmithJohnson Winter Slattery
- Tony TroianiKing & Wood Mallesons
Band 3
- Caitlin Murray MinterEllison7 Years Ranked
- Camilla Clemente Ashurst4 Years Ranked
- David Goldman Norton Rose Fulbright4 Years Ranked
- Emanuel Poulos Ashurst8 Years Ranked
- Jason Salman Ashurst10 Years Ranked
- Philip Blaxill Allens12 Years Ranked
- Sam Delaney Corrs Chambers Westgarth8 Years Ranked
- Scott Harris Hogan Lovells International LLP12 Years Ranked
- Stuart Lewin Mills Oakley9 Years Ranked
- Tania Cini Allens13 Years Ranked
- David ProudmanJohnson Winter Slattery
- Jennifer BallClayton Utz
- Joe AbbertonLavan
- Philip PanKing & Wood Mallesons
- Scott HedgeColin Biggers & Paisley
- Zina EdwardsHamilton Locke
Band 4
- Alex Mufford Norton Rose Fulbright7 Years Ranked
- Andrew Chambers K&L Gates5 Years Ranked
- Ariel Borland Mills Oakley4 Years Ranked
- Danielle Funston Maddocks2 Years Ranked
- Michelle Dean Corrs Chambers Westgarth2 Years Ranked
- Scott Butler Hall & Wilcox1 Years Ranked
- David McIntoshDentons
- John StragalinosDentons
- Justin BatesDentons
- Nick EdwardsHamilton Locke
Up and Coming
- Alinta Kemeny Ashurst1 Years Ranked
- Anna Schwartz Gilbert + Tobin1 Years Ranked
- Bernie Walrut Ashurst1 Years Ranked
- Gavin Rakoczy Baker McKenzie1 Years Ranked
- Emily BarrettJohnson Winter Slattery
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 AshurstRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedAshurst's market-leading national practice is active on many of the country's most high-profile restructurings and turnarounds. The team regularly acts for creditors, debtors and insolvency appointees in major restructurings and also demonstrates substantial experience in insolvency litigation. Additionally, Ashurst offers excellent international expertise and has a strong offering in the acquisition of distressed debt in Australia's secondary debt market.
Band 2
2 AllensRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedAllens houses a complete restructuring and insolvency offering, fielding experts in workouts and debt trading as well as insolvency litigation and securities enforcement actions. The team operates in a number of sectors including mining, infrastructure and financial services. The firm has extensive experience advising clients, including creditors, borrowers and insolvency practitioners, on high-profile and multi-jurisdictional restructures and insolvencies.2 Gilbert + TobinRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedGilbert + Tobin assists banks, borrowers, investors and directors as well as major insolvency practitioners in all aspects of high-profile insolvency administrations and liquidations as well as workouts and restructurings. The firm has notable expertise in representing investment funds and bondholders in various distressed situations. The team also advises on distressed debt investing, corporate distress, and related disputes and applications. Gilbert + Tobin is active across a variety of sectors including retail, manufacturing, and energy and resources.2 Herbert Smith FreehillsRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedHerbert Smith Freehills stands out for its global reach and expertise in corporate restructures and turnarounds. The team has extensive experience across a range of industries including real estate, retail, manufacturing, resources, financial services and tourism, and has a strong secured lender practice, acting for banks and corporate investors. The firm possesses noteworthy expertise in turnarounds and complex workout mandates and is also able to assist appointees with regard to formal insolvency proceedings.2 MinterEllisonRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedMinterEllison offers specialist expertise in the handling of complex insolvency matters, including liquidations, administrations and debt restructurings. The firm acts for a plethora of public bodies and insolvency practitioners on a diverse range of insolvency-related mandates and also has extensive experience in unwinding managed investment schemes. Additionally, MinterEllison assists corporates in financial distress.2 Norton Rose FulbrightRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright offers a great depth of expertise in corporate restructures, turnarounds and insolvencies, and strong cross-border capabilities. The firm is also noted for its ability to assist on contentious insolvency matters. The team acts on high-profile corporate collapses and restructurings for global corporations, supported by expertise in distressed debt sales and refinancing. Norton Rose is regularly instructed by banks, non-bank lenders and insolvency practitioners, and frequently acts for clients in the mining, retail and financial services sectors.
Band 3
3 Corrs Chambers WestgarthRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedThe Corrs Chambers Westgarth practice is especially noted for effective handling of securities enforcement litigation and distressed debt refinancings. The team deploys industry-specific knowledge on restructurings, insolvencies and workouts in the mining, real estate, logistics and financial services sectors. Its clients include overseas hedge funds and private equity houses, as well as companies in distress and leading insolvency advisers and banks.
Band 4
4 Baker McKenzieRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedThe Baker McKenzie team stands out for its ability to bring regional and global resources to bear on complex cross-border corporate insolvencies and restructurings. The firm also maintains an established domestic practice, acting on large liquidations and receiverships. Baker McKenzie's litigation expertise ensures consistent strength in contentious insolvency matters for a client list that includes creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners.4 Jones DayRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedJones Day offers a range of services across the restructuring and insolvency spectrum, both on a consensual basis and through formal insolvency proceedings, including schemes of arrangement, receiverships, liquidations and administrations. The team is particularly focused on cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters, including the use of the US Bankruptcy Code to gain relief in Australian insolvencies. Its clients include creditors and appointees, and the firm advises on debt restructuring as well as insolvency litigation.4 K&L GatesRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedK&L Gates's broad practice advises on corporate collapses and workouts, creditor restructures, administrations and liquidations, as well as debt recovery, including securities enforcement. The team is able to draw upon wider expertise from the firm's global presence and to scale up its offering to service multi-jurisdictional mandates. The firm acts for a broad clientele, including major domestic and international banks, trustees and asset purchasers as well as appointees. K&L Gates is active in a range of sectors including financial services, wealth management and construction.4 Mills OakleyRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedMills Oakley covers a wide range of restructuring and insolvency-related issues, including priority and perfection disputes, employee entitlement arrangements, debt and equity restructures and the administration of managed investment scheme interest. The firm is active in a range of sectors including finance, construction and manufacturing. The team is further noted for proficiency in debt recovery and security enforcement litigation.
Band 5
5 GadensRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedGadens offers a broad range of experience catering predominantly to the SME market. The firm provides insolvency advice to banks, corporates, administrators and liquidators and handles related litigation. Gadens handles mandates in a diverse range of industries, including retail, property, and food and beverages. The team often acts on the insolvencies of investment funds and distressed companies and also assists banks with recovery actions.5 MaddocksRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 5 | 15 Years RankedMaddocks offers deep experience across liquidations, workouts and related disputes. The firm's expertise covers a range of industries, including the real estate, construction and finance sectors. The legal team is able to assist on financial restructurings as well as formal insolvencies, acting for major banks, distressed corporates and insolvency practitioners. The firm frequently advises company boards on safe harbour arrangements.5 Thomson GeerRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years RankedThomson Geer offers well-established capabilities in restructuring and insolvency matters surrounding secured credit as well as director liability. The team maintains an especially notable track record in the representation of financial services sector clients, and handles all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters for creditors, shareholders and insolvency practitioners in the SME space, as well as acting on behalf of distressed companies.
Band 6
6 A&O ShearmanRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedA&O Shearmanprovides a complete restructuring and insolvency offering, with particular expertise in insolvency litigation. The team has a strong global offering, and advises clients in a variety of sectors, including financial institutions and insurance companies.6 McCullough RobertsonRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 6 | 10 Years RankedMcCullough Robertson maintains a busy practice receiving regular instructions from liquidators, administrators, receivers and distressed companies. Its team acts on a range of matters, including formal insolvency proceedings and voluntary administrations as well as acquisitions of distressed assets and safe-harbour planning. The firm offers particular strength in the agricultural, financial services and resources sectors.