Senior Associate 

+61 2 9056 1749
nataliab@hegartylegal.com.au

Natalia began practising law in 2006. After taking a career break to look after her family in 2011, Natalia has returned to practice law in 2019.

 

Natalia specialises in commercial disputes, insolvency matters and recovery actions. Natalia has advised and acted for Australia’s major financial institutions in securities enforcement actions,  insolvency practitioners, directors and individuals.  

 

Natalia is ARITA accredited, having completed its Insolvency Education Program in 2010.

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Relevant experience

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Natalia’s experience includes:​

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• advising and acting for insolvency practitioners and directors throughout the external administration process;

• making applications on behalf of insolvency practitioners for public examinations and instructing counsel in public examinations;

• winding up applications;

• creditors’ petitions;

• debt recovery matters;

• voidable transaction claims;

• preparing deeds of company arrangement;

• shareholders disputes;

• applications pursuant to section 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1999 (NSW) to appoint statutory trustees for sale; and

• freezing order applications.

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Notable cases

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Examples of notable matters, in which Natalia has been involved that proceeded to reported judgment include:

 

• Rovere v Rovere [2023] NSWSC 1410: successfully acting for court appointed trustees in the contested application for court’s approval of payment of further remuneration costs and disbursements.

• Re CGB Labour Hire Pty Ltd (in liq) [2023] NSWSC 17, acting for the liquidator in successfully challenging claim for privilege.

• John McInerney and Phillip Campbell-Wilson in their capacity as liquidators of St Gregory’s Armenian School Inc v Michael Ghougassian [2020] NSWSC 197, acting for the liquidator in successfully resisting an application for a stay of enforcement of a writ for levy of property.

• McInerney, Re Ghougassian v Ghougassian [2020] FCA 1230, successfully acting for the petitioning creditor in the contested application for sequestration orders.

• Free & Ors [2010] NSWSC 1079 (17 September 2010) acting for an insolvency firm in the ex parte application to transfer appointments from resigning partner of the insolvency firm to the remaining partners.

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