Lionel is the Principal of Meltzer Green and has nearly 35 years of commercial law, insolvency and commercial litigation experience. Lionel graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1977 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce.

Prior to establishing Meltzer Green in 1985, Lionel worked as a Corporate Counsel to two large public companies which gave him in exposure to a variety of complex commercial legal issues. Lionel’s accounting background, practical approach to resolving legal problems and highly specialised legal knowledge often gets results when others have given up. In this way Lionel has developed a loyal client base of both companies and individuals who seek his advice.

Lionel regularly acts for Administrators, Liquidators, Receivers and Trustees, insolvent companies, directors and bankrupts. He regularly appears as counsel in both the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Lionel has great skill as a negotiator, and uses a variety of dispute resolution techniques to the best advantage of his clients.

Over the years Lionel has represented a wide range of insolvency practitioners and corporate clients from large public companies through to small businesses and sole traders. These have been from a range of industries including manufacturing, food retailing, printing, professional services, property developers, financial services and the liquor industry. In particular Meltzer Green has represented two large public companies for more than 15 years, and liaises closely with their executive management and legal and credit departments. Lionel receives constant referrals from other Solicitors who recognise him as an expert in this area.

Lionel is regularly invited to deliver papers in respect of all aspects of insolvency and corporate debt recovery to credit bureau, accountants and industry groups.