Profile
Scott specialises in insolvency and debt restructuring, corporate and secured finance, and specialist personal property security and credit recovery advice. He advises and has acted for domestic and foreign banks, financial institutions, insolvency professionals and other organisations on receiverships, liquidations, administrations and workouts.
Scott also leads our financial regulatory practice in Auckland and frequently provides advice to domestic and offshore financial institutions, regulators, financial service providers and FinTech enterprises on financial product and conduct legislation (consumer and wholesale), licensing and prudential supervision requirements, AML/CFT compliance and creditor enforcement regulation.
He regularly writes and presents papers on a range of insolvency, financial regulatory and credit enforcement topics, and is a contributing editor to Heath & Whale on Insolvency, New Zealand's leading insolvency law text.
In 2015, he became the first New Zealander to pass the INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course and be recognised as a Fellow of INSOL International.
"Scott Abel - very good technically. Works hard and is always responsive and available. Fantastic lawyer."
Legal 500
"Scott Abel has a deep understanding of the technicalities of restructuring and insolvency law."
Legal 500
"Scott Abel is extremely intelligent, responsive and brings a proactive, considered approach."
Chambers Asia Pacific
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a highly regarded lawyer for banking and finance, and restructuring and insolvency
- Scott is listed as 'hall of fame' by Legal 500, and as a 'leading individual' by Chambers for restructuring and insolvency
- Fellow of INSOL International
- Member of RITANZ
- Member of the Banking and Financial Services Law Association (BFSLA)
Experience
Work highlights
Acting for Grant Thornton
as liquidators of the solarZero Group
Acting for Calibre Partners
as receivers of the Airwork Group
Acting for McGrath Nicol
as administrators and liquidators of Futureverse Corporation Limited
Acting for PwC
as administrators and receivers of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts
Advising regulators and industry bodies
in connection with the review and reform of financial services regulation and crisis management tools
Acting for offshore financial product providers
in connection with the introduction of new financial products to the New Zealand market