Asia-Pacific Australia Restructuring/Insolvency

Allens 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. Its key clients include Deloitte and Intermediate Capital Group.

Gilbert + 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. Its key clients include LJ Hooker and KPMG.

The 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. Its key clients include Infrastructure NSW, McGrathNicol and Laing O’Rourke.

Dentons fields respected practitioners offering broad distressed debt, restructuring and insolvency expertise to major banks, insolvency practitioners and trustees. The team handles all stages of financial distress, administrations and liquidations and, thanks to the firm's global network, is well placed to handle multi-jurisdictional bankruptcies. The firm is able to assist clients on litigation as well as non-contentious matters. Its key clients include BNY Mellon, TM Lewin and PwC.

Jones 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. Key clients include Avior Consulting, KPMG Australia and Chevron.

K&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. Its key clients include American Express, Bentleys and KPMG.

Mills 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. Its key clients include Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, KPMG and FTI Consulting.

Colin Biggers & Paisley advises a varied clientele comprising directors, corporations, investors and restructuring professionals. The team handles a broad range of insolvency issues, including administrations, liquidations and complex litigation in the property, construction and investment management sectors. The team is frequently instructed by appointees with regard to formal insolvency proceedings.

Gadens 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. Its key clients include Dye & Co and FTI Consulting.

Thomson Geer offers well-established capabilities in restructuring and insolvency matters surrounding secured credit as well as director liability. The legal 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. Its key clients include Smith & Sons and Dye & Co.

Hogan Lovells' solid practice advises clients on a wide range of insolvency matters, including voluntary administrations, liquidations, debt restructuring and risk advisory. The firm acts for appointees, distressed companies, funds and other stakeholders. Its team is well placed to assist clients on cross-border mandates. Key clients include BDO Australia and McGrathNicol.