When businesses and their creditors face challenges, it is more important than ever to have trusted, experienced and skilful advisers to navigate to the right outcomes, whether out of court or through in-court proceedings.
We represent significant parties throughout the capital structure, including key creditors (whether secured lenders, bondholders and official or ad hoc creditors’ committees) and companies (including their sponsors or boards of directors) in many of the largest and most complex bankruptcies and restructurings throughout the world (including Asia, Australia, Europe and the US). Our people lead transactions, investigations, negotiations and, when required, litigation to drive results, including harmonizing divergent interests.
We have led on suits in courts throughout the world, including US bankruptcy courts, courts of appeal and the US Supreme Court, the UK Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and the European Court of Justice. These include representing clients on matters involving multiple debtors with competing secured and unsecured creditors, complex restructurings, and contested inter-debtor and inter-creditor issues. We have always been at the forefront of developing case-defining strategies across the globe, including in historic Chapter 11 or out-of-court reorganizations and the development of the UK Part 26 schemes of arrangement and, more recently, Part 26A restructuring plans.
Globally, we act for some of the largest debtors, lenders and insolvency practitioners and are trusted by a wide range of clients. We are known for advising on complex distressed situations, often across multiple jurisdictions, which may also include other elements such as special situation financing or litigation, where our dedicated bankruptcy litigation team can help.
The team has deep experience in dealing with restructurings and insolvencies in a broad range of sectors, such as energy (including oil & gas and renewables), mining (and mining services), infrastructure (including aviation, rail, roads, PPPs and shipping), healthcare, real estate (including construction and projects), technology, media & communications, municipalities and retail. Our global bankruptcy and restructuring practice has teams in offices in key financial and business centers around the world.
Our 30-lawyer US team has consistently been recognized as a leading corporate restructuring and bankruptcy firm in New York and nationwide by Benchmark Litigation, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and US News & World Report and Best Lawyers, who have figured prominently in some of the largest US corporate and municipal bankruptcies of recent years. In the US, we have dedicated partners focusing on bankruptcy litigation.
