The Sydney-based restructuring and insolvency practice at A&O Shearman handles both contentious and non-contentious aspects of restructurings. The team regularly represents a range of debtors, creditors and insolvency practitioners. The team is headed up by David Walter, who is commended for his ‘relevant commercial and industry knowledge’ and experience in advising stakeholders in both informal restructurings and formal insolvencies. Counsel Heather Sandell is also a key member of the team.
Testimonials
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‘The team run by David Walter has a lot of relevant commercial and industry knowledge and is always reachable to assist with insolvency-related matters in the banking and finance context. The advice received is always timely, relevant and straightforward.’
‘David Walter - highly commercial.’
Key clients
- NewSat lending group
- Credit Corp
Work highlights
- Advised Greensill Capital on one of the biggest global bankruptcy cases in recent years.
- Advised Credit Corp on its acquisition from Collection House Group of a book of New Zealand defaulted and charged-off receivables.