Restructuring/Insolvency
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 4
Contact number
+61 2 9513 2300Chambers Review
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, Westpac and KPMG.
Work Highlights
- K&L Gates acted for dVT Group as liquidators of Luxtown, including recovery litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has the capacity to adapt and act quickly, which is pivotal for insolvency-based situations."
"I have always found them to be very responsive and good at adhering to time frames and expectations."
"The team has the capacity to adapt and act quickly, which is pivotal for insolvency-based situations."
"I have always found them to be very responsive and good at adhering to time frames and expectations."
Notable Practitioners
Jason Opperman is based in Sydney and is respected in the market for his long experience and dependability. He acts for banks, appointees and companies across a range of distressed situations, including informal and formal restructurings and liquidations.
Andrew Chambers acts for a variety of clients, including appointees, on a range of contentious insolvency issues, and offers particularly notable experience where tax-related insolvency matters are concerned.
"Andrew is an experienced litigation lawyer with a commercial approach."