Ironbridge Legal handles high-value insolvency disputes and has 'made a large impact on the insolvency litigation landscape over the last five years'. The team is also equipped to handle a broad range of contractual disputes. Practice head Trevor Withane leads the Sydney-based team, with Patrick Gallego managing insolvency litigation and Radith Khan handling commercial disputes.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Led by founder, Trevor Withane, Ironbridge Legal has made a large impact on the insolvency litigation landscape over the last five years. Ironbridge bring a high level of legal technical ability to the insolvency litigation space and are very attuned to the needs of the client in delivering legal services. The firm is exceptional in its diversity of employees and has high levels of staff engagement and public recognition.’

  • ‘Trevor Withane, the founding partner is extremely knowledgeable in the area of insolvency and dispute resolution and has developed an impressive network of international clients and referral partners based on his connections in Asia and in the UK. Trevor commands high levels of knowledge about the matters he is involved in and is very engaged in the day-to-day practice. He has built a strong reputation and an international panelist and speaker on issues such as cross border asset tracing and regularly publishes in industry journals.’

  • ‘What makes Ironbridge Legal unique is the subject matter expertise they have. They are the place to go for "most complex" litigation cases.’

  • ‘Subject matter expertise and manners.’

Key clients

  • PwC
  • Deloitte
  • Rogers Reidy
  • Raft Consulting
  • BDO
  • WLP Restructuring
  • Vanda Gould
  • Sydney Fish Market
  • Creative Property Holdings
  • Bosch

Work highlights

Represented PWC liquidators in the liquidation of the Co-Op Bookshop.
Represented a liquidator at Olvera (formerly Deloitte) in the liquidation of Ceni Enterprises and Glassurn.
Represented Sydney Fish Market in an ongoing dispute with Infrastructure New South Wales over the construction of the new $800m Blackwattle Bay redevelopment.

Practice head

Trevor Withane

Other key lawyers

Patrick Gallego; Radith Khan