"Very boozy, very blokey." That's the world of insolvency law, according to top corporate lawyer Leon Zwier, and is why the industry needs more young gun women like Elyse Hilton to break up the boys club.

Ms Hilton, who became a partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler on July 1, said she knows many "fabulous women" already working in insolvency but more needs to be done to break through the barrier.