With geographic reach across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, the restructuring and insolvency practice at Norton Rose Fulbright is commended for its ‘world-class knowledge and experience in insolvency law and practice’. Its strong insolvency litigation team covers a range of disputes and regularly appears in the Australian higher and federal courts. The team is led by Sydney-based partner Alex Mufford, benefiting from his experience handling large-scale restructurings. Steven Palmer is singled out for his ability to be ’very strategic and always focused on the best commercial outcome’. President of the International Insolvency Institute, John Martin draws on more that 30 years of experience and has significant expertise in cross-border insolvency. Scott Atkins is also a key member of the team, who ‘leads discussions around the world on the key policy issues and developments in insolvency law’.
Testimonials
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‘World-class knowledge and experience in insolvency law and practice.’
‘Scott Atkins is at the forefront of and leads discussions around the world on the key policy issues and developments in insolvency law.'
Key clients
- Asian Development Bank
- Ernst & Young Australia
Work highlights
- Advised the Government of Bhutan on insolvency reform in the remote Himalayan kingdom.
- Represented General Motors Holdings (GM) in relation to the decision made to exit Holden vehicles sales, engineering and design operations in the Australian and New Zealand markets.