Hall & Wilcox team is adept at advising on bankruptcy, corporate recovery, debt moratoriums and security enforcement. The team acts for clients across sectors including consulting and banking. Scott Butler focuses on distressed turnarounds and restructures, working closely with company directors. Mark Petrucco specialises in corporate collapses and insolvency disputes. Adrian Lasky adds experience in portfolio recovery claims, while Katherine Payne advises on construction-related insolvency disputes. The group was further strengthened by the arrival of Scott Harris in April 2025.
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Testimonials
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'Strength and depth within the team.'
‘Attentive to detail, proactive and commercial.’
‘A multi-disciplinary law firm that connects very well across their service lines to deliver a total solution for their clients.'
‘Adrian Lasky is a highly experienced SME formal insolvency legal practitioner, from debt recovery to voidable transactions and public examination.'
‘Highly experienced. Advice is always pragmatic. They work with urgency, and we trust them implicitly.’
‘Focused on building genuine relationships. Highly personable. Expert in their field.’
Key clients
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- BRI Ferrier
- Byrons - Australia
- Cor Cordis
- FTI Consulting
- SLFC Investments
- Baker McKenzie
- Hodaya Holdings Pty Ltd
- Pitcher Partners
- Cox Architecture
- UNSTUDIO (Australia) Pty Ltd
Work highlights
Acting on behalf of PwC as administrators and later deed administrators for Godfreys Group Pty Ltd, a major floorcare retailer that entered voluntary administration in 2024.
Acted for a joint venture partner in Federal Court proceedings commenced by it concerning a mixed-use development, involving allegations of oppressive conduct and profit erosion by the plaintiff’s joint venture partners.
Acting for a large international law firm in a proceeding commenced in the Supreme Court of Queensland involving allegations of knowing involvement in alleged misleading and deceptive conduct and participation in a conspiracy to unlawfully appoint receivers and administrators.
Practice head
Scott Butler; Mark Petrucco; Wayne Kelcey; Adrian Lasky; Hector West; Katherine Payne; David Dickens; Albert Ponte; Scott Harris