Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers - Victoria, 2025

Radhika Kanhai

The 2025 listing of leading Victorian Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers details solicitors practising in insolvency, debt recovery and reconstruction matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 36 lawyers

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

Preeminent

Preeminent: 5 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Samantha Kinsey	King & Wood Mallesons	Doyle’s ranking record: Samantha Kinsey
Stuart Lewin (biography)	Mills Oakley	Doyle’s ranking record: Stuart Lewin
Ross McClymont	Ashurst	Doyle’s ranking record: Ross McClymont
Steven Palmer	Norton Rose Fulbright	Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Palmer
Brendon Watkins	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Brendon Watkins

Leading

Leading: 8 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Ariel Borland	Mills Oakley	Doyle’s ranking record: Ariel Borland
Marelda Hibberd	Maddocks	Doyle’s ranking record: Marelda Hibberd
Paul James	Clayton Utz	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul James
Michael Lhuede	Piper Alderman	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Lhuede
Michael Sloan	Ashurst	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Sloan
Tony Troiani	King & Wood Mallesons	Doyle’s ranking record: Tony Troiani
Matthew Whittle	Allens	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Whittle
Leon Zwier	Arnold Bloch Leibler	Doyle’s ranking record: Leon Zwier

Recommended: 23 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Nicholas Anson	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicholas Anson
Sam Bond	SBA Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Bond
Peter Bowden	Gilbert + Tobin	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Bowden
Tania Cini	Allens	Doyle’s ranking record: Tania Cini
Matthew Critchley	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Critchley
Neil Hannan	Thomson Geer	Doyle’s ranking record: Neil Hannan
Joanne Hardwick	Piper Alderman	Doyle’s ranking record: Joanne Hardwick
Rob Hinton	Gadens	Doyle’s ranking record: Rob Hinton
Stephen Hume	K&L Gates	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Hume
Radhika Kanhai (biography)	Moray & Agnew	Doyle’s ranking record: Radhika Kanhai
Wayne Kelcey (biography)	Hall & Wilcox	Doyle’s ranking record: Wayne Kelcey
Sam Kingston (biography)	Maddocks	Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Kingston
Jonathan Kramersh	HWL Ebsworth	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Kramersh
Catherine Macrae	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Catherine Macrae
Alan Mitchell	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Doyle’s ranking record: Alan Mitchell
David Newman	Maddocks	Doyle’s ranking record: David Newman
Lily Nguyen (biography)	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Lily Nguyen
Katherine Payne (biography)	Hall & Wilcox	Doyle’s ranking record: Katherine Payne
Alicia Salvo	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Doyle’s ranking record: Alicia Salvo
John Straglianos	Dentons	Doyle’s ranking record: John Straglianos
Brendan Swift	Altus Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Brendan Swift
Natasha Toholka	Norton Rose Fulbright	Doyle’s ranking record: Natasha Toholka
Justin Vaatstra	Arnold Bloch Leibler	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Vaatstra

Spotted an error in this list? Report a correction.

Login

Register

The 2025 listing of leading Victorian Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers details solicitors practising in insolvency, debt recovery and reconstruction matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Related posts