Natasha Riach

Natasha is a senior legal advisor to Claims Funding Australia, the litigation funding arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Maurice Blackburn. She is a Special Counsel based in Maurice Blackburn’s Adelaide office. 

Natasha has over 25 years of experience in commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution and is recognised as a leading insolvency law specialist in Doyle's Guide and as '2022 Lawyer of the Year' in 'Best Lawyers' for Insolvency and Reorganization in Adelaide. She has extensive experience in forensic investigations, public examinations and litigating complex matters involving insolvent trading, breach of director duties, voidable transaction and other corporation law issues.

Prior to joining Maurice Blackburn, Natasha had roles as a partner at a leading national law firm heading up the SA/NT insolvency and restructuring team, and in a boutique insolvency law practice to achieve commercial, innovative and strategic solutions for a broad range of clients. She regularly acted for liquidators and trustees in corporate and personal insolvency appointments to pursue complex recoveries and has experience working with litigation funders. Her practice also extended to security enforcement for major banks and other lenders, shareholder disputes and corporate fraud.

Natasha is an ARITA Fellow and Deputy Chair of the SA/NT Committee. She is a member of the Law Council of Australia Insolvency and Reconstruction Committee and is a guest lecturer at Flinders University of South Australia.

Accreditations & memberships

• Fellow, Australian Restructuring, Insolvency & Turnaround Association
• Member Law Society of SA
• Law Council of Australia Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee