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Lucy Bowler

Associate

Lucy is an Associate within our Banking & Finance team. Lucy acts for a range of clients, including banks and other lenders, fund managers and insolvency practitioners.
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Background

Lucy has experience across a range of banking and finance matters, including advising on finance facilities, securities enforcement, compliance, governance and debt recovery. She is adept at handling diverse legal matters such as insolvency proceedings, transactional work and corporate governance, with a particular focus on providing strategic, client-focused solutions.

Lucy is known for her professional, results-driven approach, and an ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in high-pressure environments.

Experience

Lucy’s expertise spans across a wide array of legal areas including contract and consumer law, corporate and personal insolvency, commercial disputes and transactions. She has demonstrated experience in facilitating dispute resolution through mediations and conciliation conferences, acting as instructing solicitor for trials in the Supreme Court and District Court of South Australia and undertaking comprehensive legal research. Her experience spans a wide range of corporate and commercial matters giving her a strong understanding of all commercial issues which may arise in banking and finance matters.

Experience overview:

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of transactional documents including business and asset sale agreements, finance facilities, franchise agreements, land sale contracts, leases, security agreements and license agreements
  • Facilitating the sale and purchase of community banks in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory
  • Advising banks, not-for-profits and other corporate entities on a range of commercial issues including insolvency, restructuring, fiduciary duties, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and taxation
  • Acting for creditors including by issuing statutory demands and bankruptcy notices, preparing creditor’s petitions and deeds of company arrangement, and successfully applying for sequestration orders
  • Assisting with and advising on the restructuring and winding up of businesses and not-for-profits
  • Acting for debtors in drafting and negotiating debt agreements and personal insolvency agreements, negotiating with creditors, implementing safe harbor measures, filing for bankruptcy and responding to directors’ penalty notices
  • Preparing Court documents including pleadings, interlocutory applications, chronologies, affidavits, submissions, position papers and deeds of settlement

Lucy's Expertise