Demian Walton,Disputes and Insolvency Expert in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Demian advises company directors, private clients, and insolvency practitioners on complex commercial disputes, asset protection, and distressed business situations.
Demian has more than 20 years’ experience as a commercial litigator and insolvency lawyer, guiding clients through matters that frequently involves significant financial or operational pressure. His work spans acting for clients in high-value commercial disputes as well as advising clients regarding asset structuring, and acquiring or restructuring distressed businesses.
Demian has acted both for and against liquidators and bankruptcy trustees, which has given him a clear view of how insolvency disputes develop and where the practical pressure points lie. He draws upon this experience to identify issues early and carefully prepare litigation strategy in line with his client’s broader commercial objectives.
He works closely with clients and their accounting and financial advisers when matters involve restructuring, asset protection, or business continuity issues, which helps clients assess options clearly and coordinate legal strategy with financial and operational priorities.
- Acted for a creditor in a successful appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia to set aside a deed of company arrangement.
- Acted for a national provider of training and employment services to acquire the labour hire operations of an insolvent ASX-listed company through a deed of company arrangement.
- Acted for numerous agribusiness investors in successfully resisting loan recovery proceedings by a major bank brought under a class action settlement deed.
- Acted for a lead objector in successfully opposing Court approval of a class action settlement relating to a failed forestry investment, then successfully sued the client's financial advisor to achieve a multi-million-dollar settlement.
- Conducted hard-fought litigation on behalf of a franchisee against a major retail franchisor for misleading and deceptive conduct, which resulted in the Court awarding substantial compensation to the client.
- Successfully defended an accounting firm against a multi-million-dollar professional negligence claim involving complex international tax structures; then brought successful litigation to recover the client's legal costs from the insurer who originally denied cover.
- Settled a dispute on behalf of a major property developer with his bank by procuring their support for a personal insolvency agreement.
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