Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior Counsel - Australia, 2026

Karen Petch

The 2026 listing of leading Australian Insolvency & Reconstruction Junior Counsel details barristers practising in insolvency and reconstruction matters matters across the Australian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 37 junior counsel

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 3 junior counsel
Junior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Vicki Bell	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Vicki Bell
Michael Rose	9 Wentworth Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Rose
Raini Zambelli (biography)	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Raini Zambelli

Leading

Leading: 13 junior counsel
Junior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
John Anderson	9 Selborne Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: John Anderson
Liam Copley (biography)	McPherson Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Liam Copley
Nichola Derrington (biography)	Banco Chambers	Sydney
Joshua Kohn (biography)	Foley’s List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Joshua Kohn
Nicholas Mirzai	3 St James’ Hall	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicholas Mirzai
Karen Petch (biography)	New Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Karen Petch
Long Pham	Quayside Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Long Pham
Carrie Rome-Sievers (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Carrie Rome-Sievers
Simon Rubenstein (biography)	Greens List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Rubenstein
Sean Russell	Level Twenty Seven Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Russell
Bridget Slocum (biography)	Greens List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Bridget Slocum
Bruce Wacker (biography)	North Quarter Lane Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Bruce Wacker
Paul Walker	Shoreline Chambers	Perth

Recommended: 21 junior counsel
Junior counsel	Chambers or list	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Kat Brazenor (biography)	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Kat Brazenor
Amanda Carruthers (biography)	Foley’s List	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Carruthers
Craig Coulsen	Level 16 Inns of Court	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Craig Coulsen
Mitchell Downes (biography)	Level 10 Inns of Court	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Mitchell Downes
Tyneil Flaherty	Murray Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Tyneil Flaherty
Sally Heidenreich	Murray Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Sally Heidenreich
Philippa Honey	Francis Burt Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Philippa Honey
Stephanie Hooper	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephanie Hooper
Tim Kentish	Hanson Chambers	Adelaide
Ben Koch	9 Selborne Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Ben Koch
Simon Majteles	Francis Burt Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Majteles
Michael May	Level Twenty Seven Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael May
Thomas McFarlane	Hanson Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas McFarlane
Anthony Messina (biography)	Level Twenty Seven Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Anthony Messina
Nicole Papaleo (biography)	List G Barristers	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicole Papaleo
Stephen Phillips	Bar Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Phillips
Alexander Psaltis (biography)	Northbank Chambers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexander Psaltis
Adam Purton	List A	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Purton
Frank Tao	9 Selborne Chambers	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Frank Tao
Stefan Tomasich	Quayside Chambers	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Stefan Tomasich
Lloyd Wicks	Bar Chambers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Lloyd Wicks

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The 2026 listing of leading Australian Insolvency & Reconstruction Junior Counsel details barristers practising in insolvency and reconstruction matters matters across the Australian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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