People.

David Levi

Director

David is a trusted advisor to accountants, lawyers, fund managers and others. He is highly experienced in providing financial and operational turnaround advice, exit strategies and crisis management expertise. Where required, he accepts appointment as voluntary administrator, deed administrator, scheme administrator, liquidator, receiver, small business reconstructing (SBR) practitioner, and Court appointment. His skills include financial due diligence, forensic accounting and litigation support for disputes and Court-appointed matters.

David has strong local knowledge, and an outcome-driven focus to both achieve and communicate results. He brings positivity, inclusion and integrity to negotiations and the experience of having held senior positions at KPMG and PKF (now BDO). He is a Registered Liquidator and holds numerous professional memberships.

Ian Levi

Special Adviser

Ian has over 40 years’ experience as a leading senior advisor to private clients, high net worth individuals, family office groups as well as privately owned businesses. As part of an extensive network, he currently advises a number of large family offices and HNW families.

Formerly a Senior Partner at Deloitte Private, Ian has deep technical experiencing in strategic advice relating to tax efficiency, compliance, estate and succession planning, family dynamics, wealth and asset protection.

Furthermore, Ian is adept at navigating and resolving disputes in a family context. Ian also advises a number of philanthropic and community organisations in the areas of education, childhood wellbeing, health, aged care, fundraising, board leadership, strategy and operations.

Amjad Samakeh

Senior Manager, Deals

Amjad specialises in delivering value to clients undertaking commercial and general transactions. He has significant experience with restructures, insolvency, commercial disputes, corporate value advisory, mergers & acquisitions, succession, real estate advisory, corporations and partnership matters. Before joining Levi Consulting, Amjad was a legal practitioner and spent three years as a credit analyst at a leading insurance firm.

Amjad has capacity to get transactions completed. He has achieved record breaking results in recent sales of businesses including mortgage broker, boarding houses, manufacturing businesses, medical practice, technology businesses and other.

Amjad has experience in retail and wholesale trade, construction and property, manufacturing, professional and personal services, and special situations. Amjad co-leads the deals team and is a trusted advisor to accountants, lawyers, barristers and their clients. He is highly skilled in dispute resolution and works with clients to achieve growth and complete acquisitions, divestitures and strategic alliances.