Emmalee is an experienced litigation lawyer, specialising in insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Emmalee’s legal qualifications are underpinned by her full membership to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), Masters in Business Administration and prior restructuring and insolvency experience in a ‘big 4’ accounting capacity.
Emmalee’s experience in navigating complex legal matters spans across a range of appointment types, jurisdictions (Australia and overseas) and industries including aviation, pharmaceutical, mining and manufacturing.
Emmalee’s dual industry experience in both Law and Accounting and strategic approach, allows her to achieve optimal commercial outcomes for her clients.
Emmalee was named in the 2025 Best Lawyers ‘Ones to Watch’ category for the following:
- Insolvency and Reorganisation Law; and
- Litigation.
Emmalee was named as the ‘2025 Young Chartered Accountant’ for South Australia , as part of the CAANZ national award that recognises leadership, community commitment, and contribution to the profession.
Expertise
Experience
- Directors of a mining company Acting for directors in defence of a claim for insolvent trading by the Liquidator; acting for directors in defence of a ‘make good’ claim by the environmental regulator.
- Receivers and Managers Acting for receivers and managers in respect of their appointment over light manufacturing company.
- Secured Creditor Acting in defence of a claim challenging the priority of registration on the Personal Properties Securities Register.
- Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) Proponent Advising on and negotiating DOCA proposal; drafting terms of DOCA.
- Financier Commencing proceedings against a director, enforcing the terms of a personal guarantee with a claim amount exceeding $10million.