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Restructuring and insolvency

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Piper Alderman

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Piper Alderman has extensive experience in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. The practice is led by Michael Lhuede, who specialises in corporate and personal insolvencies. Stephen Kyrou acts for practitioners, directors, creditors and bankrupts.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Commercial and frank advice.’

  • ‘Pipers intelligently look for practical solutions without necessitating lengthy conflict & litigation.’

  • ‘Michael Lhuede is practical, strategic & thoughtful. Technically brilliant too. A go-to guy for all issues.’

  • ‘The Piper Alderman team in Melbourne are well respected, responsive and knowledgeable. They are always available and provide timely, considered and comprehensive advice.’

  • ‘Michael Lhuede and his team are perfect for mid- to large-sized transactions, communicating at all times in the process and maintaining focus on client outcomes. Their counsel is considered and sound, enabling clients to make good decisions in very difficult circumstances.’

  • 'Deeply experienced, pragmatic and unflappable.'
  • 'Michael Lhuede is clearly an expert in this area, and he provides advice in a clear and direct manner which has allows for quick, evidence-based decision-making.'

Key clients

  • Hall Chadwick
  • Grant Thornton
  • Langdon Grant
  • Dye & Co
  • KordaMentha
  • SV Partners
  • PWC
  • Possability Group Ltd
  • Thera Capital Management

Work highlights

Acting as defence in the RIOT Stores litigation in which ASIC/FEG are funding the liquidator's case against the directors and advisers for breach of duty and uncommercial transactions.
Acting for Merchant Group in the restructure of the group through a deed of company arrangement.

Practice head

Michael Lhuede

Other key lawyers

Stephen Kyrou