Alan Mitchell
Alan helps clients with major complex commercial disputes with particular focus on Finance and Insolvency disputes, Corporate regulatory matters and Class actions.
Alan has practised in these areas for over 30 years, five which were spent working with a major London law firm. He has particular experience and expertise dealing with disputes relating to finance and insolvency, corporate regulatory matters and taxation.
Alan is recognised in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in the areas of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation. He is also listed in the 2024 Doyle’s Guide as a ‘Leading’ Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Royal Commission into the Mental Health System of Victoria, examining the systemic problems with the state’s mental health system and providing a comprehensive set of recommendations on how to best to reform the system and support the state’s citizens with mental illness—a major regulatory and policy-based inquiry
- Carbon Revolution in its recent complex restructure which led to this Australian company listing on the on Nasdaq in New York
- Treasury Wine Estates in its defence and then settlement of the class actions against it
- Centro in its defence of the class actions against it and in its financial restructure
Sectors
Background
Alan holds Arts and Laws degrees from Monash University and holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of London (London School of Economics). He is admitted to practice in all Australian jurisdictions and in England.
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