Mills Oakley is recognised for its work on distressed matters, including deed administrations, private transactions, liquidations and broader insolvency issues. Stuart Lewin advises lenders, insolvency practitioners, creditors, government departments and directors on formal insolvency processes. Ariel Borland focuses on receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations, advising a wide range of stakeholders. Nirupa Manoharan specialises in both advisory and contentious insolvency matters, with additional expertise in debt recovery, securities law and complex financial disputes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Good insight into insolvency issues and knowledge of the market and insolvency-specific issues.'
- 'Stuart Lewin continues to be a dominant legal advisor in the SME/corporate restructuring and insolvency market in Melbourne. Extremely well-connected and respected across the market. Well-supported by Ariel Borland, who continues to develop her market, particularly in the growing non-bank lender market.'
- 'High quality lawyers.'
- 'A very strategic and commercial practice - driven to getting a result.'
- 'Mills Oakley Restructuring and Insolvency team work well on an office by office basis. Strong commercial legal advice.'
Key clients
- Deloitte Financial Advisory Pty Ltd
- FTI Consulting
- Olvera Advisors
- Hall Chadwick
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Employee Entitlement Safeguards and Policy Division
- FTI Consulting
- Privium Group
- KordaMentha
- PWC Sydney
- Millstreet Credit Fund LP
Work highlights
Advised a client in relation to a major ponzi scheme operated via Ascent Investments and related entities.
Acted for liquidators in the winding up of entities comprising the Shi Group of Companies, a large labour hire enterprise.
Acted for the administrators and subsequently the liquidators of Bonza Aviation Pty Ltd, which operated a fleet of six aircraft servicing predominantly rural airports across eastern and central Australia.
Practice head
Stuart Lewin
Other key lawyers
Ariel Borland; Nirupa Manoharan