Valarie Brewer

Associate, Sydney

Biography

Overview

Valarie is an associate in the Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Group. Her practice focuses on business restructuring, insolvency law and related disputes.

Valarie acts for both creditors and debtors, advising on restructuring strategies, insolvency regimes and insolvency appointments. Valarie also assists on matters relating to distressed investments in Australia.

Prior to joining White & Case, Valarie practiced at leading Australian law firms.

Bars and Courts
New South Wales
Education
Bachelor of Laws
University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Arts
Criminology/History
University of New South Wales
Languages
English

Experience

Acting for Australian 'Big Four' banking, funds and institutional clients, including in relation to enforcement, contingency planning and debt recovery.*

Acted for plaintiff investors on a large-scale financial class action seeking compensation against the fund manager and former directors.*

Acted for a syndicate of lenders on a complex enforcement and restructure strategy.*