A Brief Conversation
with Scott Atkins,
Deputy Chair and Head of Risk Advisory at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Nerissa Puth
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nce a law student at Macquarie University, Scott Atkins is now an internationally renowned financial restructuring and insolvency lawyer, currently sitting as the Deputy Chair and Head of Risk Advisory at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia. With a vast portfolio across the globe, Scott has contributed his expertise widely in advising nations and governments on insolvency and restructuring law reform. Scott is also the Vice-President and Fellow of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (‘INSOL International’), as well as President of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (‘ARITA’), Australia’s peak insolvency and restructuring professional association.
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Relieved that my request for an interview was granted, I spoke to Scott about how Australia has adapted its laws to assist in the survival of businesses and commerce during the COVID-19 period and the emerging question of what will happen when temporary relief for businesses reaches an end. Our conversation took a plunge into a project to assist the Asian Development Bank (‘ADB’) in crafting and modernising the 106-year old insolvency law in emerging Myanmar, the importance of corporate rehabilitation and value preservation, and the twists and turns that are entailed in the work of an insolvency and financial restructuring practitioner. The Brief would like to thank Scott Atkins for his time, and his incredible insight into insolvency and restructuring law reform.
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