Maria O'Brien

Practice Areas

Specialising in both restructuring and insolvency and commercial litigation, Maria acts for distressed or insolvent companies, their external administrators and creditors on a wide range of insolvency issues (both contentious and non-contentious), including informal workouts, with a particular focus on cross-border restructuring and insolvency.

Maria is a Fellow of INSOL International (the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals), and is the Chair (and past President) of the Turnaround Management Association (Australia). She is a member of the External Advisory Committee to the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) and is a Treasury appointment to the Ministerial Pool for Insolvency Practitioner Registration and Disciplinary Committees convened under the Corporations Act.

Industry Sector Expertise

Banking & Financial Institutions

Energy & Resources

Private Capital

Aviation

Consumer & Retail