Former Hogan Lovells managing partner joins Hall & Wilcox

The former Australian managing partner of global firm Hogan Lovells, which exited the Australian market last year, has...

17 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Insolvency cases that will define the profession in 2025

As 2024 proved to be a pivotal and dynamic time for the insolvency and restructuring field, a BigLaw partner has...

16 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

R&I partner to leave Jones Day for Clayton Utz

National law firm Clayton Utz is set to pick up a partner for its restructuring and insolvency offering, who comes...

30 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

KPMG cuts legal division, 30 jobs in major restructure

The big four firm has announced a restructure of its legal business less than a month after its $80 million consulting...

16 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Precedent-setting insolvency cases and their impact on the profession

Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS) has launched the newest edition of its insolvency and restructuring Case Summaries...

08 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

Clayton Utz adds former Baker McKenzie practice head

National law firm Clayton Utz has appointed Baker McKenzie’s former head of restructuring and insolvency as a...

19 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

Pinsent Masons launches Aussie restructuring and insolvency practice with new team

Following the decision of national practice Gilchrist Connell to exit the restructuring and insolvency space, a...

06 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Clayton Utz partner joins Gilbert + Tobin with team

National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has appointed a partner from fellow BigLaw practice Clayton Utz, who will serve as...

05 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Addisons adds partner, senior associate

Sydney-based firm Addisons has moved to bolster its insolvency and restructuring and commercial litigation and dispute...

01 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

DLA Piper hires new head of restructuring for APAC

Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed a new head of restructuring for the Asia-Pacific region, who will be working...

17 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Companies will face larger financial headwinds than in the GFC,’ says insolvency partner

One partner foreshadows the bleak outlook for companies for 2023, predicting a sharp rise in...

24 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Waitsia Stage 2 gas project contractor goes into voluntary administration

Mitsui and Beach Energy have been advised on the voluntary administration of the contractor responsible for the...

22 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Set-off is dead in the water as a defence to a preference claim’ following High Court ruling

A recent judgment handed down by the High Court has confirmed that a set-off cannot be used by a creditor as a defence...

15 February 2023

By Jess Feyder

Roofoods advised on Deliveroo Australia’s voluntary administration

Roofoods has been advised on the voluntary administration of its Australian subsidiary, Deliveroo...

25 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Camp Australia undergoes restructure

BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has advised out-of-school care provider and educator Camp Australia on its successful debt and...

21 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

NRF appoints Australian partner as global co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency

BigLaw firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Sydney-based partner Scott Atkins as its global co-head of financial...

11 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Insolvency and restructuring appointments on the rise

Insolvencies leapt in July as Australian businesses struggled to cope with economic conditions. Lawyers Weekly spoke...

22 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

VIDEO: Entering ‘a period of unrest’

In the first instalment of Legal Firesides, award-nominated lawyer Trevor Withane speaks about the state of affairs in...

15 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Uncharted waters’: Skills shortage driving SMEs to the brink

With supply chain problems and rising inflation, an inability to find workers is the last straw for many, says...

28 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Significant rise’ in insolvencies coming post-election

A wave of insolvencies looms in the second half of this year, with so-called “zombie companies” likely to be the...

12 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy