Partners

Ivor Worrell is a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and Official Liquidator. Ivor is a leading Queensland insolvency practitioner and in a career spanning 37 years he has developed experience in Corporate and Personal Insolvency, Receivership and Litigation Support.

Raj Khatri joined the firm in 1986 rising to become a Partner in 1994. His area of specialty is Corporate Insolvency and has over 18 years experience in the field. Raj is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, an associate of the New Zealand Society of Accountants and the Institute of Corporate Managers, Secretaries and Administrators.

Paul Burness is a Certified Practising Accountant, an Official Liquidator a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is also a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia. Paul has considerable experience in all forms of Corporate and Personal Insolvency and Reconstruction, specialising in insolvency since graduating. Paul is the managing partner of the Melbourne firm.

Chris is an Official Liquidator, Chartered Accountant, Certified Practising Accountant and a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia. Chris joined the firm in February 1999 and has considerable experience in both the Corporate and Personal Insolvency Fields. Chris is the partner and heads a team that specializes in Corporate and Personal Insolvency.

Chris is a Registered Liquidator, Official Liquidator and associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Chris joined the firm as partner of the Sydney firm in July 2008 having been in practice on his own account since 1996. Chris' experience includes all aspects of corporate insolvency and adopts a consultative approach when exploring all financial avenues available to a distressed company. Chris also undertakes corporate advocacy appointments, assisting directors and companies in dealing with their debtors, creditors and other insolvency practitioners.

Con Kokkinos joined the Melbourne office on a full time basis in April 2008. Con has been a registered liquidator since November 2001 and is a member of CPA Australia. Con brings with him over 15 years of insolvency experience with an emphasis in all aspects of corporate insolvency.

Gavin is a Chartered Accountant, registered Liquidator and an Official Liquidator. Gavin has extensive experience in all forms of external administrations. Gavin’s experience encompasses many different types and scales of businesses from sole traders to public companies. Recent examples include an appointment to Palamedia Ltd, a public company listed on the asx which operates in the media sector and Alpine World, a group of companies in the travel sector which was the largest short term accommodation provider in the Snowy Mountain area.

Jason is an Official Liquidator, Registered Liquidator, Registered Bankruptcy Trustee, Chartered Accountant and a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia. He has worked exclusively in the field of insolvency since 1995, managing the Gold Coast Insolvency Division of a second tier accounting firm for two years before joining us in October 2001. Jason has experience in all forms of corporate and personal insolvency matters. He has provided recommendations on the most appropriate solutions to deal with insolvency issues to all types of parties. Jason's knowledge and experience allows him to consider informal arrangements to solve insolvency problems, as well as the formal insolvency administrations.

Matthew is an Official Liquidator, Registered Trustee and Certified Practising Accountant, who has considerable experience in the Insolvency, Commercial Accounting and Corporate Finance fields. Matthew's experience includes due diligence investigations, sale of business transactions, corporate reconstructions and financial turnarounds. Matthew has also completed the Advanced Insolvency Course with the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia.

Michael is a Registered Liquidator, Official Liquidator and a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy. Michael is also a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Insolvency Practitioners Association. Michael's experience includes all forms of personal and corporate insolvency matters.

Michael joined the firm as a graduate in 1991 after completing studies as a mature-aged student. He became a partner in July 2000. Michael's experience includes all aspects of Corporate and Personal Insolvency and Financial Investigation and he is an Official Liquidator and Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy. Michael is also engaged in Fraud Awareness Management and Education and is one of the firm's Certified Fraud Examiners. He is also a director of the Brisbane Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Morgan Lane joined the firm in 1992 and became a full partner in 1996. His wealth of experience gained in both the private and public sectors adds further depth to our insolvency division. Morgan is a Fellow of CPA Australia accredited as a Specialist in Insolvency & Reconstruction, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and The Institute of Corporate Manager, Secretaries and Administrators.

Nick has in excess of 25 years experience in all aspects of corporate insolvency. He has particular expertise in the areas of Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangement which has now enabled numerous businesses to successfully continue on over the years.

Paul joined Worrells Brisbane in 1999 after completing his degree with the Queensland University of Technology. He was appointed a Partner of the Worrells Sydney office in 2006 and has recently relocated back to the Sunshine Coast. Paul is experienced in all forms of Corporate and Personal insolvency administrations over various industries and specializes in small to medium business turnaround management and insolvency solutions. Paul adheres to the firm’s “Plain Talk, Straight Answers, Fast Results” approach and is available to provide no obligation advice to any party that may find themselves faced with insolvency problems.

Susan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountantants, and a member of CPA Australia, with extensive public practice experience. She has worked exclusively in the insolvency arena since 1990 and is one of only a handful of women in Queensland registered as an Official Liquidator and the first to practice on the Gold Coast. Susan has administered literally hundreds of appointments, across all industries. She is an active participant within CPA Australia as a member of the Queensland Public Practice Ccommittee and presents regularly at Public Practice resoidential workshops. She also holds the position of co-convenor of the monthly Institute professional development seminars on the Gold Coast, is regularly called upon to speak on insolvency-related issues.