Perth, WA
- Australian market-leading cross-border restructuring, insolvency, and special situations matters across Asia-Pacific
- Mining, power & energy networks, oil and gas, banks, funds and investment management, private equity
- Genuine international career pathways with secondments, global integration, and alignment to the firm’s premium client base
Join a leading Perth-based restructuring and special situations team advising on complex cross-border mandates across Asia-Pacific. Working closely with a recognised partner and an integrated global banking and finance group, you’ll act for major banks, funds, and corporates on high-value restructurings, distressed financings, and insolvency-related transactions across sectors including energy, mining, and infrastructure. This role offers significant client exposure, international collaboration, and the opportunity to develop a career within one of the most globally connected finance practices in the market.
The role suits a commercially minded restructuring lawyer with strong technical depth, looking to operate within a globally integrated practice that values collaboration, cross-border exposure, and direct engagement with major financial institutions and corporates.
The Platform:
Join an integrated banking and finance team of 10 led by a partner recognised for advising on some of the most complex restructuring and special situations mandates in the Asia-Pacific market. This team is one of the most internationally active finance and restructuring teams in Perth. The practice is engaged on high-value restructurings, distressed financings, refinancings, and insolvency-related transactions, with an emphasis on cross-border matters involving Hong Kong, London, Australia, and Europe.
The team operates within an integrated global platform and is strategically positioned to give lawyers a breadth of exposure rarely available in the Perth market, positioning you for the highest end of global opportunities career wise both internally and externally, moving forward.
The role combines technical restructuring, turnaround and distressed advisory with exposure to sophisticated finance elements, including debt refinancing, distressed credit, and enforcement strategies. Clients span leading banks, private credit and debt funds, and major corporates operating across energy, mining, commodities, and infrastructure at the multinational level.
Operating with significant client contact and direct partner engagement, you’ll take carriage of some matters directly and contribute strategically to some significant case management. Overall, this will suit someone that is motivated by broadening their breadth in complex international commercial structuring.
About You:
- Bachelor of Laws, strong academics
- 5–8 years’ PQE, ideally after completing a reputed firm rotation program
- Front-end restructuring and insolvency depth
- Experience in managing complex transactions with cross-border elements
- Commercial acumen, at ease engaging with major financial institutions and corporates
Contact Details:
If you would like to explore the finer details, please feel free to get in contact directly to discuss further. Your details and consult will be held in the strictest of confidence.
Felicity McManus – Director
0405 537 153