About Danielle

Danielle is a restructuring, insolvency and commercial litigation specialist, with over 20 years’ experience.  Danielle advises on distressed workout, debt restructuring, formal insolvencies, contested recovery actions and commercial disputes.

Danielle acts for corporations, directors, lenders, the Commonwealth Government and insolvency practitioners, having worked across a wide range of industries, including construction, real estate, aviation, retail and the agricultural industry. She has particular expertise in managed investment schemes and has been involved in a number of complex cross-border insolvencies and transactions.

As a skilled litigation and commercial lawyer, Danielle’s clients experience practical and commercial advice regarding dispute resolution and asset recovery, focused on timely and costly resolution.

Danielle is the Vice President, a fellow, and director of the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) and a member of the TMA. She is actively involved in thought leadership.

Danielle is the Partner in Charge of Maddocks Sydney Office.

Experience

• Restructuring
  • Advised Lifull connect group on its acquisition of several of Digital Classfields Group's South Eastern assets.
     
  • Assisting with various recovery work under PPSA concerning franchises for Optus.
     
  • Advising Limitless Technology (an offshore PE firm) on a successful and complex debt and equity restructure of its investment LVLY (a national flower and gifting business).
     
  • Advising on the successful debt and equity restructure of Real Pet Food, involving a number of Asian creditors and noteholders.
     
  • Acting for the administrators of cloud based broadcaster, MediaCloud Pty Limited (DOCA), on its successful restructure and sale to Telstra.
     
  • Acting for the administrators of a large mining services employer, on a successful restructure.
     
  • Acting for the administrator of Rapid Securities Limited, part of the Rapid Loans Group, on its restructure and recapitalisation.
     
  • Acting for the DOCA proponent on the Dr Roebucks Group, on its restructure and sale to Laser Clinics Australia.
     
  • Acting for a global lender in respect to Schemes of Arrangement of Jindal Power and Steel (Australia) Pty Limited and Wollongong Steel Limited.
     
  • Acting for Mulberry UK and its appointed Receivers, McGrath Nicol, advising them on a receivership appointment due to issues with the franchise model in Australia and NZ. The receivership restructured the Australian and NZ businesses ensuring Mulberry has a presence in Australia and NZ, all employees maintaining their roles and ongoing trading conditions.
• Litigation
  • Acting for a class of creditors in Federal Court of Australia Proceedings, arising from the administration of Milligan Group entities and the $1.8 b Halo Group project.   
     
  • Acting for FTI in respect to their appointment over Jon Adgemis assets, including related litigation.
     
  • Shareholder and oppression proceedings involving a large Australian retailer.
• Insolvency
  • Acting for all directors of Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union Pty Limited (Administrators Appointed).
     
  • Acting for the Receivers appointed to Callaghers Real Estate and Kellys & Co Real Estate agencies.
     
  • Acting for the Receivers appointed to national wholesaler and fresh produce provider the In2Food Group.
     
  • Acting for the liquidators appointed to the STA Travel Group (In Liquidation).
     
  • Acting for the administrators and liquidators of Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group (Australia) Pty Limited (In Liquidation).
     
  • Acting for McGrathNicol, in their capacity as Receivers appointed to Openpay Pty Ltd, on a receivership appointment and sale of its asset, Opypro.
     
  • Advising the founder shareholders in Go-To Enterprise Holdings Pty Limited (Go-To), following the appointment of KPMG as Receivers Appointed over the Australian operations of ASX-listed BWX, after FTI Consulting was appointed as voluntary administrators.
• Banking
  • Advising on a range of confidential recovery matters and security reviews for Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
     
  • Advising a domestic bank on its position on a restructure of global commodity trader Noble Group Limited.
     
  • Acting for global investment bank on the restructure of Emeco Holdings Limited and merger with Orionstone and Andy’s Earthmovers.