Stephen O'Grady

Stephen is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team. He advises lenders, corporates, directors, investors, insolvency practitioners and other key stakeholders in a range of domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency circumstances. He has a mixed contentious and non-contentious practice, specialising in the technology, financial services and real estate sectors.

Stephen is also a leader of the firm's initiatives that support clients with interests in blockchain and crypto assets, with specialist expertise of many of the challenges facing businesses operating in this space.

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职业发展

Since 2022	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2022	Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2021	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2016 - 2018	Associate, Pinsent Masons
2015 - 2016	Senior Associate, Berwin Leighton Paisner
2012 - 2014	Senior Associate, Minter Ellison, Australia
2008 - 2011	Associate, James Conomos Lawyers, Australia
2008	Legal Counsel, ABC Learning Centres, Australia
2007	Associate to Senior Member (now Deputy President) McCabe, Administrative Appeal Tribunal, Australia

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教育

2017	Solicitor of the Senior Courts, England & Wales
2012	Insolvency Education Program, Insolvency Practitioners Association and Queensland University of Technology
2008	Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia

2008	Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law
2007	Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, The University of Queensland

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Publications

The Investment Bank Special Administration Regime, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2017, Issue 5
New housing administration regime for social housing, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2016, Issue 6
The future of remuneration: prospective changes to office holder remuneration, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Journal, 2015, Issue 4
Inspecting the committee: is your committee of inspection validly formed?, Insolvency Law Bulletin, Australia, August 2014, Vol. 15 No. 5/6
When a proof of debt isn't, Insolvency Law Bulletin Australia, March 2014, Vol. 15 No. 1

会员资格和附属关系

Turnaround Management Association

Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association

INSOL International

专长

执业领域和服务团队重组和破产纠纷和调查企业破产退休金破产管理咨询个人破产债权人权利不良债权欺诈与资产追踪房地产重组

行业金融机构和保险技术、媒体与通信 (TMC)加密资产、区块链和分布式账本技术

Experience

First law firm appointment of an independent review process for a major retail bank

Advising Professor Griggs, the Independent Reviewer appointed by Lloyds in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme. This is a substantial investigation into over 50 former HBoS corporate customers, analysis of their claims for compensation and independent assessment of the bank's redress proposals. We are the first firm to handle an independent review process for a major retail bank on this scale. Our mandate continues, with us now advising Professor Griggs on the Quality Assurance Review by Sir Ross Cranston of the HBOS Reading Compensation Scheme itself.

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Arcadia

Acting on the restructuring and CVA of the Arcadia group (including Top Shop, Top Man and Miss Selfridge).

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Beaufort Securities

Acting for Beaufort Securities as creditors' committee member for the special administration of this financial services business.

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奖励

Legal 500 UK 2023	Corporate restructuring & insolvency - Ranked: Stephen O’Grady is one to watch – he is calm and astute.’
Legal 500 UK 2023	Corporate restructuring & insolvency - Ranked: The team is also well regarded for its insolvency-related work for tech and IP rich businesses, an area in which 'calm and astute' senior counsel Stephen O’Grady has a particular strength, including for crypto market participants on risk management to ensure client assets are protected in the event of an insolvent event.

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