Emanuel Poulos is a partner in our restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice
Emanuel practises in the area of corporate restructuring and insolvency and has been involved with many of the group's largest and most complex insolvency and restructuring matters. His expertise extends to restructuring and turnaround, and advising major financial institutions on bilateral and syndicated loan exposures. Emanuel's client base extends to major financial institutions globally, being recognised for his extensive experience in informal workouts.
Emanuel is also a leading industry expert on Personal Property Securities law. He has been involved with a number of significant cross-border matters, including the liquidation of HIH Insurance Limited, a major insurance company with assets worldwide and the largest corporate insolvency in Australia; the liquidation of MF Global, a major global financial services and derivatives broker group; and the receivership of major fashion label Ksubi which involved complex multi-jurisdictional intellectual property claims.
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Restructuring transactions captured by new ACCC merger regime
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Funding during voluntary administration – right of indemnity and liens
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Ashurst Restructuring Roundup
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Ashurst Restructuring Roundup
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Funding Voluntary Administrations and a Proponent's right to recover deed contribution – What happens when the DoCA is Terminated?
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Costs orders in litigation or an arbitration: when are they provable?
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Liquidation of Partnerships and Unincorporated Joint Ventures regime for priority payments
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Ipso Facto
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Formal Insolvency summary table
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Liquidation
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Schemes of Arrangement
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