Phoebe Martin

Phoebe Martin is a Senior Associate specialising in secured debt enforcement, restructuring, and insolvency law.

She advises insolvency practitioners, private lenders, corporate clients, and creditors on complex financial distress matters, delivering commercially focused solutions.

Phoebe has extensive experience acting for insolvency practitioners throughout the lifecycle of their appointments, including advising on PPSA issues, employee and creditor claims, deeds of company arrangement, public examinations, urgent injunctive court applications and recovery actions. She regularly collaborates with litigation funders to achieve practical and cost-effective outcomes in complex matters.

Phoebe also advises secured creditors and corporate clients on complex secured debt enforcement and restructuring strategies. Her practice covers PPSA compliance and disputes, priority issues, managing cross-border enforcement challenges and guiding clients through insolvency processes and informal workouts to maximise recoveries and preserve enterprise value. Her work often involves developing practical solutions for high-value debt claims in multi-jurisdictional contexts.

Recognised by Best Lawyers Australia for Restructuring and Insolvency (2024 and 2025 edition), Phoebe is a professional member of ARITA and holds specialist tertiary accreditation in insolvency. She serves as Secretary of the NSW branch of the Women’s Insolvency Network Australia (WINA) and has been a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards (Insolvency) (2022) and Women in Law Awards (Senior Associate of the Year – Big Law) (2022).