Bruce Hambrett is the Chairman of Baker & McKenzie, Australia and is the head of the Australian Insolvency & Restructuring group, as well as being a member of the Australian Dispute Resolution Group. He is listed among the Best Lawyers: Australia 2009 for insolvency and reorganisation and is recognised as being "strong intellectually and commercially" by Chambers Global 2009. Bruce is the founding chair of the Law Council's Business Law Section's Insolvency and Reconstruction Committee and a former chair and member of the Media and Communications Committee.

Practice Focus

Bruce's practice focuses on insolvency and restructuring and commercial litigation, particularly in the areas of media and communications. Bruce has advised insolvency practitioners and key stakeholders in relation to many of Australia's major insolvencies over the last 25 years, including a number of the most recent corporate collapses.

Representative Legal Matters

• Advising the Committee of Inspection of One-Tel Limited. 
• Acting for Sandhurst Trustees in the class action following the Fincorp collapse 
• Advising senior Multiplex executives in relation to investigations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission into disclosure issues arising out of the Wembley Stadium Project 
• Advising key stakeholders including administrators of a number of major insolvencies including Fincorp, Australian Capital Reserve, Bridgecorp Finance, Westpoint, Sons of Gwalia, Octaviar, and Griffin Coal amongst others.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Council of Australia - Chairman, Media & Communications Committee, Business Law Section (1998 to date)
• Law Council of Australia - Insolvency & Reconstruction Committee, Founding Chairman and Member (1988-1998)
• Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia

Admission

Queensland~Australia (1993)
Victoria~Australia (1986)
New South Wales~Australia (1975)

Education

University of Sydney  (Master's degree Law) (1992)
University of Sydney  (Bachelor's Degree Law) (1975)