Roger Dobson > Jones Day > Brisbane, Australia > Lawyer Profile
Jones Day Offices
WATERFRONT PLACE
LEVEL 28, 1 EAGLE STREET
BRISBANE, QLD 4000
Australia
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Roger Dobson
Career
Roger Dobson leads Jones Day’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice in Australia. He has extensive experience working on large, complex restructuring and insolvency matters across a range of industries, including energy, mining, construction, engineering, media and communications, investment banking and financial services, retail, and manufacturing.
Over the past decade, Roger has represented main banking syndicates, offshore funds holding a substantial debt position, companies experiencing financial distress, liquidators, administrators, and receivers. Recently, Roger represented the first lien lenders in the restructure of Camp Australia, and acted for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with what is alleged to be the largest financial fraud ever in Australia associated with the collapse of the Forum group of companies. Other recent engagements have related to the administrations of TopShop, Paladin Energy, and Payless Group, the restructure of Virgin Australia and of US Sasser Group’s Australian rail infrastructure business, and the Bell Resources Group liquidation, which is the most complex liquidation in Australia. Roger has also represented senior lender groups in many complex restructurings and insolvencies, including Babcock & Brown group (AUD 66bn external debt), ABC Learning and Allco.
Roger is a member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) and INSOL International.
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Restructuring and insolvency
(Hall of Fame)Utilising its global reach, the restructuring and insolvency team at Jones Day is regularly instructed on international workout transactions and multi-jurisdictional reorganisation and bankruptcy proceedings. Praised for its ‘technical excellence with a commercial overlay‘, the Sydney-based team has experience in handling refinancing, distressed and solvent corporate acquisitions and insolvency matters. Heading the team, Roger Dobson
has experience in representing major banking syndicates, offshore funds holding substantial debt positions and companies experiencing financial distress. Katie Higgins is well versed in debt restructurings, workouts and insolvency-related matters. Maria Yiasemides is a well-regarded litigator and has experience handling corporate collapses and reorganisations. Kane J. Kersaitis is also a key member of the team. Lucas Wilk left the firm in May 2023.