Scott Atkins is the Global Head of Restructuring, and Head of the Australian Risk Advisory practice. He is the immediate past Global Chair and Australian Chair.

In recognition of his contribution to the development of restructuring and insolvency systems globally, and his standing in the market, Scott was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy in 2025 and subsequently, appointed as Honorary Professor of the University of Sydney School of Law.

Scott is Australia’s Delegate on appointment by the Attorney-General to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s Working Group V (Insolvency). Currently, Scott is leading a successful proposal from the Australian delegation on the preparation of a revised Guide to Enactment for the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.

Scott acts on leading cross-border restructuring and insolvency mandates, debt restructuring, insolvency, bank resolution, special situations and distressed investment matters both in Australia and abroad. Scott has an extensive cross-border insolvency practice and has been involved in precedent-setting recognition and relief matters which have shaped the interpretation and application of the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, and the development of cross-border judicial communication and coordination protocols.