Samuel O’Connell

Special Counsel | Brisbane

Samuel specialises in insolvency, securities enforcement and debt recovery, and commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

Samuel assists insolvency practitioners and large banking and other financier clients in a range of commercial disputes and debt recovery matters. Sam also acts for companies and individuals in navigating commercial litigation and insolvency matters.

Expertise

Experience

  • Each of the big four banks Advising in various actions to enforce securities, recover debt and respond to disputes.
  • A large asset finance company Advising in reducing its exposure by locating, securing and realising the assets and enforcing other security.
  • Non-bank lenders and investor groups Providing advice in security enforcement and debt recovery, including in relation to distressed assets.
  • Insolvency practitioner clients Providing advice with appointment through to public examinations, mediations and recovery litigation.
  • Certain directors of a company Subject to a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) successfully resisting a challenge to the DOCA in the Federal Court of Australia.
  • Various commercial clients Acting to both pursue debts and enforce rights under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
  • Appearing for numerous clients Providing advice at each level of the Queensland Courts and Federal Court of Australia.