Harry Lawless
Harry Lawless
Biography
Harry Lawless is a commercial lawyer based in Sydney. Since joining Norton Rose Fulbright in 2016, he has accrued extensive litigation, insolvency and advisory experience for governments and the private sector.
From 2021 to 2024 Harry worked for an international development institution in Washington DC delivering law reform policy advice to governments in over twenty countries, mostly in Africa and the Asia-Pacific. He has also published extensively on issues of insolvency law reform.
Harry is admitted in NSW and New York and holds a Masters of Administrative Law and Policy from the University of Sydney. He is a member of the International Insolvency Institute’s ‘Nextgen’ 2024 cohort.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Represented a financial services provider in the Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission. 2018
- Solicitor Assisting the Inquiry by the Honourable Patricia Bergin SC under section 143 of the Casino Control Act (NSW). 2019-2021.
- Provision of technical and policy advice on insolvency law reform to the governments of more than twenty emerging and developing economies.
Education
Education
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University, 2016
- Masters of Administrative Law and Policy, University of Sydney, 2022.
Admissions
Admissions
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW 2017
- New York 2023
Publications
Publications
Harry Lawless, 'Insolvency Prediction Techniques for Debtors', Journal of Business Law, Issue 8 of 2024.
Antonia Menezes and Harry Lawless, 'A Cross-Country Policy-Maker Perspective on Corporate Restructuring Laws Under Stress', European Business Organization Law Review (2023). Available at: Evaluating the legacy and implications of COVID-era insolvency and restructuring reforms
Financial Stability Board, 'Thematic Review on Out-of-Court Corporate Debt Workouts' (2022) (contributing author). Available at: Thematic Review on Out-of-Court Corporate Debt Workouts: Peer Review Report
World Bank, 'World Development Report 2022' (chapter co-author). Available at: World Development Report 2022: FINANCE for an Equitable Recovery
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
Royal Hollaway, University of London, 5th International and Comparative Law Insolvency Symposium' (25-27 May 2024). "Insolvency Prediction Techniques for Debtors". The 5th Insolvency Symposium at Royal Holloway, University of London
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
International Insolvency Institute’s ‘Nextgen’ 2024 cohort.
Languages
Languages
- English
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