Background
Nick Poole specialises in the areas of workouts, restructuring and insolvencies, with a specific focus on distressed loan asset restructuring.
Nick has extensive experience advising creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners in respect of large and complex cross-border insolvencies, workouts, restructures and non-performing loan sales across various sectors including: rail, toll roads, steel, petroleum, manufacturing, retail, distribution, agriculture, communications, utilities, airlines, property holding companies and gaming.
Nick was previously a partner in the Hong Kong office of Mayer Brown JSM and has worked on projects across the Asia-Pacific region.
Recognition
Best Lawyers (2010 - 2011): voted by peers as one of Australia's Best Lawyers in Distressed Investing & Debt Trading.
Asia Pacific Legal 500 review for (2007 - 2008): listed as a leading restructuring and insolvency lawyer where he was described as "fantastic".
Expert Guides' Guide (Hong Kong (2007 - 2008), Australia (2009 - 2010): listed as a World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer.
PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2008 - 2010): recommended in.
PLC Crossborder Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook (2007 - 2008): recommended in.
In 2003 Nick was a lead adviser to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited in its non-performing loan portfolio sale (approx. US$1.8 billion) a transaction that was awarded the IFLR Distressed Debt Deal of the Year.
