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Allens

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The ‘top-tier’ restructuring and insolvency team at Allens boasts market leading experience in advising lenders, insolvency practitioners, and international financial clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Melbourne-based Matthew Whittle leads the team, leading on recovering significant assets, advising on the full range of receivership matters, and representing financial services clients in class actions. Chris Prestwich negotiates prospective sale agreements, while the ’exceptional’ Alf Pappalardo often represents administrators, and Tania Cini is another key contact for purchasing work.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Allens restructuring and insolvency team are responsive and give practical and commercially focused advice. They move quickly to understand the situation at hand and work seamlessly with the business in facing all manner of stakeholders. They inspire confidence and I know that they are across the latest in legal developments and can translate this in a manner that is easy to understand and act upon. ’

  • ‘Matthew Whittle is my go-to person on all things insolvency related. His technical skills are excellent, but more importantly, he and his team are responsive, commercially focused and roll up their sleeves to get on with the task at hand.’

Key clients

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • National Australia Bank

Work highlights

  • Advising Deloitte and NAB on all aspects of the receivership of Royal Express including conducting proceedings to obtain freezing orders on an urgent basis, conducting public examinations and pursuing claims against directors and officers of Royal Express and others associated with the company.
  • Advising PwC in all aspects of their role as court appointed receivers and managers of the assets and undertaking of Presbyterian Church of Queensland Incorporated.