NSW/ACT Division Conference & Dinner

The full-day conference was designed for senior practitioners to stay up to date with developments, as well as sharing industry best practice, followed by networking opportunities at the Dinner with pre-drinks and a three course meal.

Conference sessions

  • Is 'it' coming and what does it look like? 
    Harley Dale, Chief Economist, CreditorWatch will discuss what the landscape for insolvencies looks like for 2021.
  • A new reality – debtor driven restructuring: A consideration of the shift in Australia’s distressed debt landscape to place more power with directors
    A panel discussion with Nicola Bailey, Barrister, Alinea Chambers (moderator); Samantha Findley, Director, Gordon Brothers; Mark Logue, Joint Managing Director, AMPAC; Jim McKnight, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey; and Quentin Olde, Senior Managing Director, Ankura.

  • Case updates: Rapid fire, 3 lawyers, 9 cases of note, what you really need to know
    Henry Durack, Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth; Hannah Griffiths, Senior Associate, Gilchrist Connell; and David Walter, Partner, Allen & Overy.

  • Colette rescue: A case study on a retail restructure during COVID-19
    Sam Marsden, Partner, Deloitte; and Nicholas Edwards, Partner, Hamilton Locke.

  • Here we go again – more law reform: A panel discussion on small business restructuring, simplified liquidation and the recent announcement of further changes
    Narelle Ferrier, Technical & Standards Director, ARITA; Andrew Needham, Principal, Anequity; and Mark Wellard, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney.

  • Diversity and inclusion in practice: What does every day diversity and inclusion look like in the workplace?
    In this conversation with Kate Conneely (Partner, KordaMentha), Amelia Britton (Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Norton Rose Fulbright) will explore how D&I has evolved over her career and where she sees it going as we approach our next generation of leadership.

  • Bankruptcy update: Reforms in corporate insolvency should not overshadow changes in the bankruptcy landscape and this session will focus on recent shifts in the bankruptcy landscape
    Stephen Mullette, Principal, Matthews Folbigg.

  • Should preference recoveries be abolished?: A spirited debate between 2 expert teams
    For abolition: Danielle Funston, Partner, Maddocks; and Kathy Sozou, Partner, McGrathNicol. Against abolition: Liam Bailey, Partner, O’Brien Palmer; and John (Jock) Baird, 8 Windeyer. Moderated by John Winter, CEO, ARITA

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Event details

Date:       Monday, 7 June 2021
Venue:    Hyatt Regency Sydney, 161 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Timings: Registration from 9:45 am
                 Conference from 10:00 am - 5:40 pm
                 Pre-dinner drinks from 5:40 pm
                 Dinner (three course sit down meal) from 7:00 pm

Networking dinner: Book an individual ticket or a table of 10 and invite clients at the popular networking dinner.

Rates to attend

All prices include GST Member Non-member
Conference SOLD OUT $555 $758
Dinner ticket $258
Dinner guest ticket $258
Table of 10 $2,369

 

CPE

Up to 5.5 CPE hours. 

COVID-safe and booking with confidence

We know that the world has changed and there is always going to be uncertainty around events in the age of a pandemic, so here is our approach to making this work:

  • The event will be fully COVID-safe and compliant above and beyond any basic government health requirements to do what we reasonably can to protect your health and safety and that of all attendees. That will include appropriate social distancing and other measures.
  • COVID cancellation: if the event is cancelled or has to be moved due to COVID issues, we will offer you a full refund.
  • If you’re unwell we will offer a cancel-on-the-day refund. It’s in everyone’s interest to ensure anyone who feels unwell stays away from events, so we will offer you a full refund if you are showing any COVID-like symptoms with no questions asked.
Thank you to our sponsors

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