Rebecca Hanrahan
Clayton Utz
Special Counsel
Perth
Overview
Rebecca specialises in restructuring and insolvency and has developed a significant track record as a litigator. Her insolvency work has seen her preserve and unlock value for creditors in multiple sectors. In the restructuring space, Rebecca's work has led to successful turnarounds in and outside of the formal appointment regime.
Notable Work
- Altura: acted for the Receivers of this lithium miner in a bond restructure involving the sale of Altura’s Pilgangoora lithium project in Western Australia to Pilbara Minerals for A$175m.
- Virgin: acted for the voluntary administrators, including on the successful restructure and sale of the airline to Bain Capital.
- Arrium Mining: acted for the Administrators of the businesses, providing advice in relation to a range of instruments with shippers, international and domestic carriage and logistics providers, contractors, suppliers, infrastructure and offtaker parties.
- Mesa Minerals Limited: acted for the Administrators in a contested Deed of Company Arrangement, including appearing as junior counsel in High Court of Australia in the special leave application, and instructing solicitor in the High Court proceedings.
- CBA: assisted in its response to the Financial Services Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
- International funds: acting for various in relation to investments in relation to offshore assets and strategies regarding enforcement and alternatives.
- Private company: acted in relation to a fraud-based Barnes v Addy claim in the Supreme Court of Victoria, which resulted in the successful recovery of the full amount.
- Clients: successfully acted to obtain orders under section 588FM of the Corporations Act to avoid potential vesting of security interests.
- Banks and financial services: advising on all aspects of Australian insolvency law, including on contingency planning, enforcement, debt recovery and
- Turnarounds outside of the formal appointment regime.
Insights
Unravelling phoenix transactions: complications in relief in the first test of the new anti-phoenixing laws
7 Jul 2022 | Article
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Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles about to enter Australian funds landscape – so what are they?
26 May 2022 | Article
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Liquidators of a corporate group dealing with both lodging and adjudicating proofs of debts now have some guidance
30 May 2019 | Article
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More streamlined process, wider pool of buyers, for administrators in restructuring following Mesa Minerals decision
3 Dec 2018 | Article
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Australian restructuring gets a boost as High Court supports the holding DOCA concept
12 Sep 2018 | Article
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Fraudsters, gamblers and a mining company: tracing and clawing back funds from third parties
30 Mar 2017 | Article
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