Dean’s expertise includes:

• Advising on a variety of technical issues relating to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth)
• Advising on debt and secured asset recovery for financial institutions, secured lenders and other creditors
• Acting for insolvency practitioners on all types of external administration appointments, including complex issues such as disclaimers and trusts
• Conducting public examinations, voidable transaction claims and other claims available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
• Advising on issues relating to the insolvency of trustees, including rights of indemnity against trust assets and priority issues
• Advising on directors’ duties

• Providing advice to a federal government department on the operation of Part 5.6 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the interplay with the law of set-off.
• Advising the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and Payton Capital Pty Ltd on security, debt recovery and enforcement related issues.
• Acting for a Voluntary Administrator in a successful restructure of a company involving a deed of company arrangement and creditors’ trust.
• Application for transfer of shares under section 444GA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
• Advising the Administrators of Ishka and Moorabool Valley Eggs.
• Advising the Receivers & Managers appointed to Amerind Pty Ltd.

• Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association Professional Member