Nakita Wilkinson
Nakita Wilkinson
Biography
Nakita Wilkinson is a restructuring, insolvency and commercial dispute resolution lawyer based in Melbourne.
She focuses on corporate restructuring and insolvency, security enforcement, insolvent trading and voidable transaction claims, directors' obligations and duties, and advice on trusts and equitable rights.
Nakita has acted on significant and complex insolvency matters, including acting for the liquidators of large investment schemes.
Nakita joined the firm in 2021 from another large global law firm.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- BDO Australia - acted for the receivers and managers appointed to a large nickel mine in Tasmania.
- Cor Cordis - acting for the liquidators of 11 companies in the i-Prosperity group of companies which were placed into administration in July 2021. Creditors are claiming in excess of $350m arising from investments within the group of companies.
- KordaMentha – acted for the receivers and managers of Gunns Limited and Willmott Forests and their subsidiaries seeking to recover secured loans relating to managed forestry and horticultural managed investment schemes.
Education
Education
- ARITA Advanced Certificate in Insolvency, University of Technology Sydney (2019)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law (2017)
- Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Science with Distinction (Biology), Deakin University (2015)
Admissions
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Victoria 2017
- High Court of Australia 2017
Publications
Publications
The continued role of the Australian judiciary in the shaping of voluntary administration processes during the COVID-19 pandemic | NRF International Restructuring Newswire, July 2021
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Victorian Women's Lawyers
- Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Victoria
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