OUR HISTORY
50 Years of Combined Experience
1988 - 1993
Riad Tayeh, Antony de Vries and Schon Condon began their careers in Insolvency after working as Auditors at PwC and Touche Ross & Co.
1990 - 1991
Riad Tayeh and Schon Condon join Ferrier Hodgson, and are joined a year later by Antony de Vries.
1992
Schon Condon leaves Ferrier Hodgson and joins Jones Sistrom & Co, which later became Jones Condon.
1993
Riad Tayeh is seconded to Ferrier Hodgson's Hong Kong office.
1995 - 1996
Ferrier Hodgson closes its Parramatta office. Meanwhile, Antony de Vries starts de Vries & Co.
2002 - 2008
After returning to Australia, Riad Tayeh joined Antony de Vries to form de Vries Tayeh, and Suelen McCallum joined that year. Meanwhile, Jones Condon split, and Schon Condon rebranded the Western Sydney practice as Condon Associates in 2006.
2005
McLeod and Partners, founded on the expertise of Jonathan Paul McLeod who began his career in restructuring and insolvency in 1985.
Bill Karageozis commenced his career with Mcleods in 2005. Bill and Jonathan commenced their relationship at Knights, and today have a relationship which has spanned over 20 years.
2008 - 2015
Consulting by dVT was established. David Solomons made Partner in 2019, and a full-time Sydney office was established.
2015 - 2021
In 2015, Antony Resnick joined dVT from BRI Ferrier and made Partner in 2016. Suelen McCallum follows and made Partner in 2017. David Solomons retired in 2020, followed by Antony de Vries in 2021.
2016
Having worked alongside Jonathan McLeod since founding the practice, Bill Karageozis who was already registered as a Trustee in Bankruptcy, registered as a Liquidator with the Australian Securities Investments Commission. Together, Jonathan and Bill continued to undertake large corporate insolvencies (including the successful trade on and restructure of a national airline, airline training schools, international service station chains, and medium sized national franchises, that saw the firm grow in size and stature throughout South-East Queensland.
2019
Mcleods took another leap forward by assisting a fellow Brisbane based practice, Artemis Insolvency, in the orderly transfer of almost 80 insolvency appointments to Bill Karageozis, together with a number of staff whom had knowledge of the complex matters, who are still with Mcleods today. Over 24 months, Mcleods continued to integrate the Artemis Insolvency practice and work through the inherited appointments with great success to all stakeholders.
2021
Nick Keramos and Bill Karageozis were colleagues in the industry and long term personal friends, and discussed on occasions over many years, the concept of coming together under the same firm. Nick made the bold proposal of commencing a dedicated Gold Coast office, to service client referral partners locally. The Gold Coast office was established in July 2021, and can be considered today as a competitor in the Gold Coast restructuring and insolvency space.
2022
McLeod and Partners rebranded to McLeods Accounting incorporating the legacy of M&P while looking to the firms future, Bill Karageozis and Nick Keramos.
2024
Anthony Bagala made Partner. dVT also welcomed new Partners Henry Kwok and Alan Ma, and Schon Condon through the Condon Associates merger.
2025 
DVT Mcleods is formed. A new chapter begins as two respected firms come together to form DVT Mcleods. Combining decades of experience, shared values, and expertise. This alliance brings together the best of both teams, expanding our capabilities and strengthening how we support clients. United under one name, DVT Mcleods is ready to make a strong impact across the country.
In October 2025 the Melbourne office was established, broadening our horizons as the DVT Mcleods Team Expands into Victoria.