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Stuart McKenzie
Partner
Stuart joined Colin Biggers & Paisley's Restructuring & Insolvency team in 2016 and became a partner in 2023.
Overview
With broad experience in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and debt recovery, Stuart's primary practice involves acting for and advising insolvency practitioners on disputes under the Corporations Act, Bankruptcy Act, and Personal Property Securities Act.
Stuart advises insolvency practitioners, company directors, and corporations of all sizes on corporate restructures, including entry into deeds of company arrangement, safe harbour, and other schemes of arrangement. He also has experience acting for large national banks in the enforcement of securities, recovery of unsecured loans, and resolving disputes between corporate borrowers and financiers.
In addition, Stuart has extensive experience appearing in all civil jurisdictions in New South Wales and has strong advocacy skills, regularly appearing in court for contested applications without the assistance of counsel.
Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Masters in Professional and Business Ethics, and a law degree. He was admitted as a solicitor on 8 October 2010 and is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Federal Court, and the High Court of Australia. Stuart is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency & Turnaround Association, and the Turnaround Management Association.