Nick acts for insolvency practitioners, banks and other lenders, and companies in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, and in commercial litigation. He has been a specialist in insolvency and restructuring since 2010.

Biography

Nick acts for insolvency practitioners, major Australian and international banks, non-bank lenders, publicly listed companies and financial services providers. He is appointed by the Victorian Legal Services Board to manage legal practices in financial or operational difficulty. He is based in Melbourne.

Nick advises across all aspects of corporate insolvency including receivership, voluntary administration and liquidation, and personal insolvency. He also acts for a range of parties involved in commercial litigation. His experience includes first-hand in-house banking experience gained as Legal Counsel at Fortis Bank in Dublin (now Credit Suisse), which specialised in the provision of banking services to investment funds.

Nick has more than 16 years of specialist experience in insolvency and commercial litigation. He acts for Australia’s largest insolvency and restructuring firms, which has included Teneo, Deloitte, McGrathNicol, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton and FTI Consulting.

Nick combines insolvency depth with in-house banking experience and cross-border perspective gained from his time in Ireland. His accounting qualifications inform his commercial approach to credit-related disputes and insolvency engagements. He is recognised by Best Lawyers (2021-2026), and Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

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Nick's experience

GymbaROO

Acted for the Liquidators of the international franchised early childhood development services provider, and facilitated a successful sale to allow the business to continue.

Recovery Litigation: Major Banks and Lenders

Conducts recovery litigation on behalf of financiers including major Australian banks and lenders, including obtaining urgent injunctions to freeze funds and enforcing security across property and other asset classes.

Victorian Legal Services Board

Appointed by the Victorian Legal Services Board to manage various legal practices that have encountered financial and operational difficulties.

Environmental Litigation

Successfully obtained orders against a multinational polluter in Victoria's first significant case relating to third-party enforcement rights under the Environment Protection Act

Awards, recognition and ranking