About Michael
Michael has extensive experience in restructuring and insolvency, including commercial advice and conducting insolvency and securities enforcement litigation. As well as a range of insolvency practitioners, Michael acts for financial institutions, government agencies, corporations and directors.
Michael is a workshop leader for the ARITA insolvency education program. He is also listed as a leading insolvency lawyer in Best Lawyers 2015-2021, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 and recommended in the latest edition of Doyle's Guide for insolvency work.
Experience
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Restructuring and Insolvency
Acting for an administrator, then deed administrator, in the reconstruction and subsequent relisting of a listed public company in the IT industry
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Restructuring and Insolvency
Advising an administrator appointed to a service provider by the State Government under the Intellectually Disabled Persons Services Act
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Restructuring and Insolvency
Acting for a liquidator appointed to a group of companies on application by ASIC for breach of the managed investment provisions.
Legal Insights
You can’t always get what you want: Liquidator’s request for an extension of time refused
Explains a Court’s judgment where a longer period to bring a voidable transaction claim was not granted.
Insolvency practitioners – How best to facilitate meetings of creditors and execution of documents due to COVID-19
The Federal Treasurer issued the Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No 1) 2020
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