Ironbridge Legal founder and Managing Partner Trevor Withane has been named a Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer for New South Wales in the 2026 edition of Doyle’s Guide, released on 7 July 2026. It is a repeat listing. Trevor is one of a small number of lawyers from independent boutique firms to appear alongside partners of the largest national and global practices.
What the listing recognises
The Doyle’s Guide listing identifies solicitors practising in insolvency, debt recovery and reconstruction in the NSW market. Lawyers are placed in one of three bands: Preeminent, Leading and Recommended. The Leading band recognises practitioners who consistently draw praise from both clients and peers for their expertise and results.
Trevor’s insolvency and restructuring practice sits within Ironbridge Legal’s disputes-only model. He acts in contested insolvencies, director and creditor disputes, public examinations, voidable transaction claims, and fraud and asset recovery matters that run alongside formal appointments. He works closely with liquidators, administrators, receivers, private credit funds and boards navigating financial distress.
Why Doyle's Guide carries weight
Doyle’s Guide is an independent, peer-reviewed ranking of the Australian legal profession. Its research combines online peer surveys with telephone and face-to-face interviews with clients, fellow practitioners and industry bodies. Lawyers cannot buy a place in the rankings, and there is no self-nomination path to a listing. Firms may send information about their practices, but Doyle’s is clear that doing so does not affect the outcome. Rankings turn on the volume and quality of positive feedback from the market itself.
That is what makes the recognition meaningful. It reflects the judgement of the people best placed to assess a lawyer’s work: the clients who instruct them and the practitioners who appear with and against them.
A boutique on a list of big firms
Ironbridge Legal is a specialist disputes firm with offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Its insolvency and restructuring practice, led with partner Blake Shaw, acts in the same contested matters as the large firms, with the focus and senior attention of a boutique. Recognition of this kind belongs to the whole team, and to the clients and referrers who trust the firm with their most pressing matters.
For advice on an insolvency, restructuring or asset recovery matter, contact us at admin@ironbridgelegal.com.au.
