Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | Asia-Pacific
Australia
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Ashurst
- King & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
- Allens 14 Years Ranked
- Clayton Utz 14 Years Ranked
- Gilbert + Tobin 13 Years Ranked
- MinterEllison 14 Years Ranked
- Norton Rose Fulbright 21 Years Ranked
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Herbert Smith Freehills
Band 3
- Baker McKenzie 14 Years Ranked
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth 14 Years Ranked
- Johnson Winter Slattery
Band 4
Band 5
- Gadens 8 Years Ranked
- Thomson Geer 7 Years Ranked
- Colin Biggers & Paisley
- Maddocks
Band 6
- Hogan Lovells International LLP 4 Years Ranked
- Lavan 10 Years Ranked
- HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
- McCullough Robertson
Eminent Practitioners
- Scott Atkins Norton Rose Fulbright13 Years Ranked
- Ross McClymontAshurst
Star Individuals
- Dominic Emmett Emmett Law14 Years Ranked
- James MarshallAshurst
- Leon ZwierArnold Bloch Leibler
Band 1
- Brendon Watkins MinterEllison14 Years Ranked
- Maria O'Brien Clayton Utz14 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
- Samantha KinseyKing & Wood Mallesons
- Tim KlinebergKing & Wood Mallesons
Band 2
- Alf Pappalardo Allens14 Years Ranked
- Cameron Belyea Clayton Utz10 Years Ranked
- Cameron Cheetham Corrs Chambers Westgarth7 Years Ranked
- Chris Prestwich Allens8 Years Ranked
- David Walter A&O Shearman13 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Ball Clayton Utz14 Years Ranked
- Matthew Whittle Allens9 Years Ranked
- Nick Poole Clayton Utz9 Years Ranked
- Paul James Clayton Utz13 Years Ranked
- Peter Bowden Gilbert + Tobin4 Years Ranked
- Genevieve SextonArnold Bloch Leibler
- Michael SloanAshurst
- Nikki SmytheClifford Chance
- Paul ApáthyHerbert Smith Freehills
- Peter SmithJohnson Winter Slattery
- Tony TroianiKing & Wood Mallesons
Band 3
- Caitlin Murray MinterEllison7 Years Ranked
- Jason Opperman K&L Gates8 Years Ranked
- John Stragalinos Dentons14 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
- Emanuel PoulosAshurst
- Jason SalmanAshurst
- Joseph ScarcellaJohnson Winter Slattery
- Mark CliftonHerbert Smith Freehills
- Philip PanKing & Wood Mallesons
- Scott HedgeColin Biggers & Paisley
- Zina EdwardsHamilton Locke
Band 4
- Andrew Chambers K&L Gates5 Years Ranked
- Ariel Borland Mills Oakley4 Years Ranked
- David Goldman Norton Rose Fulbright4 Years Ranked
- Joe Abberton Lavan2 Years Ranked
- Justin Bates Dentons13 Years Ranked
- Michelle Dean Corrs Chambers Westgarth2 Years Ranked
- Camilla ClementeAshurst
- Danielle FunstonMaddocks
- Nick EdwardsHamilton Locke
Up and Coming
- Bernie WalrutAshurst
All Departments profiles
Band 1
Band 2
2 AllensRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 14 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. Its key clients include PwC, ISPT and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.2 Clayton UtzRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedClayton Utz's comprehensive national offering maintains its longstanding strength in contentious insolvency. The law firm also handles restructuring and workouts and acts for both lenders and corporate borrowers with regard to financial restructurings and distressed financing. The team advises banks, insolvency firms, investment funds, corporate clients and government clients on high-profile litigation and restructures. Clayton Utz has a broad range of industry expertise, with a particular focus on the construction and property development, retail, energy and natural resources, and financial services sectors. Its key clients include WBHO Construction Proprietary, Deloitte and FTI Consulting.2 Gilbert + TobinRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 13 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. Its key clients include Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) and KPMG.2 MinterEllisonRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 14 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. Its key clients include Ernst & Young, Rio Tinto and NAB.2 Norton Rose FulbrightRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 21 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. Its key clients include Asian Development Bank, General Motors and KordaMentha.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzieRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 14 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. Its key clients include Commerzbank, Garuda Indonesia and Sev.en Global Investments.3 Corrs Chambers WestgarthRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 14 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. Its key clients include Infrastructure NSW, McGrathNicol and Laing O’Rourke.
Band 4
4 DentonsRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedDentons 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, KPMG and PwC.4 Jones DayRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 7 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. Key clients include KordaMentha, Wexted Advisors and McGrathNicol.4 K&L GatesRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 11 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. Its key clients include American Express, Westpac and KPMG.4 Mills OakleyRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 7 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. Its key clients include Grant Thornton, KPMG and FTI Consulting.
Band 5
5 GadensRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 5 | 8 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. Its key clients include Dye & Co, ANZ and FTI Consulting.5 Thomson GeerRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 5 | 7 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. Its key clients include Evolution Traffic Management and Dye & Co.
Band 6
6 Hogan Lovells International LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 6 | 4 Years RankedHogan 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, RSM Australia and McGrathNicol.6 LavanRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 6 | 10 Years RankedLavan's experienced team offers expertise in various insolvency-related matters in Western Australia. The firm acts for appointees, company directors, creditors and other market participants on restructurings. Its team is able to assist clients with insolvency disputes as well as non-contentious issues, and particularly experienced in the handling of matters linked to the resources sector. Its key clients include Austroid Corporation, KPMG and Jinji Resources Finance.