McGrathNicol appoints new Restructuring and Forensic Partners

McGrathNicol is proud to appoint Heather Matheson and Luke Howman-Giles to its partnership, bringing Partner numbers to 56.

 Commencing her career as a McGrathNicol graduate in 2007, Heather is a highly regarded restructuring and insolvency specialist. Heather brings deep expertise in large voluntary administrations and receiverships, as well as significant experience preparing independent business reviews and providing strategic advice to secured creditors and boards. Her notable recent engagements have included RCR, Melbourne Place, Amscan, Mediacloud and RUC. Previously based in Sydney, Heather will be relocating to the Melbourne office to support the growing Restructuring team.

 Luke is a Forensic accounting expert with more than 20 years of experience in financial investigations and dispute advisory services. Based in Sydney, Luke joins McGrathNicol from KPMG where he was a Partner specialising in financial and regulatory investigations, expert witness roles, economic loss assessments, business valuations, funds tracing, and payroll non-compliance investigations.

 “We congratulate Heather on this well-deserved promotion and the significant contribution she has made to the success of our firm over the course of 18 years. We are excited for her to join the Melbourne team and provide enhanced support to our Victorian-based clients in challenging business conditions and often complex restructuring engagements,” commented Executive Chair, Jason Preston.  

 “Luke’s expertise will further strengthen our market-leading national forensic practice and support our ability to deliver high-quality outcomes for our teams and clients. We welcome Luke to the firm.”

 McGrathNicol has also announced the internal promotion of 6 directors.