European Restructuring Practices of Major U.S. Law Firms
Turnarounds & Workouts -- September 2008 – Complete List
Firm:
Baker & McKenzie
Tel. 011-44-20-7919-1000
Senior Professionals:
Peter Knight
Ian Jack
Mauro Battistella
Jean-Dominique Touraille
Stephan Spehl
Curtis Masters
Taher Helmy
Urs Schenker
Representative Clients/Cases:
Advising Dura Automotive on a wide variety of European matters in relation to its restructuring; advising MD Soluciones de Identificacion SA on restructuring strategies
Firm:
Bingham McCutchen
Tel. 011-44-20-7661-5300
Senior Professionals:
James Roome
Barry G. Russell
Stephen Peppiatt
James Terry
Tom Bannister
Elisabeth Baltay
Representative Clients/Cases:
Noteholders and other investors inBAA, Concordia Bus, Damovo Group, Focus DIY, Gate Gourmet, IWP International, Jarvis,Marconi, Northern Rock,Queens Moat Houses, Schefenacker, Schieder Möbel, Sea Containers,TMD Friction and others.
Firm:
Brown Rudnick
Tel. 011-44-20-7851-6000
Senior Professionals:
Louise Verrill
Peter J.M. Declercq
Sonya Van de Graaf
Representative Clients/Cases:
Brown Rudnick represents distressed investors, p.e.funds, hedge funds, proprietary and trading desks of investment banks, indenture trustees, insolvency practitioners, restructuring firms and certain debt providers (in public situations such as Northern Rock, Eurotunnel, Damovo, Teksid, TXU, Enron, and Schefenacker, and various non-public restructuring and refinancing situations.
Firm:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Tel. 011-44-20-7170-8700
Senior Professionals:
Richard Nevins
Bruce Zirinsky
Representative Transactions:
Eurotunnel, Schefenacker, British Energy plc, TXU Europe, Parmalat, Telewest Communications, NTL
Firm:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Tel. 011-44-20-7418-1300
Senior Professionals:
Thomas J. Reid
John D. Paton
Jeffrey M. Oakes
John Banes
Representative Clients:
Morgan Stanley (on all aircraft acquisitions including purchase of
Ansett Worldwide from News Int'l and TPG Groep), CitiGroup, AES Drax, JP Morgan, Bank of America
Firm:
Hunton & Williams
Tel. 011-44-20-7220-5700
Senior Professionals:
Roger Dyer
Matthew Williams
Raul Grable
Mike Kerrigan
Peter Partee
Craig Rasile
Robert Hahn
Tyler Brown
Representative Clients/Cases:
Investment and commercial banks; US/ European corporates on restructuring assignments; hedge funds; insolvency accountants; NPL and distressed debt traders.
Firm:
Jones Day
Tel. 011-44-20-7039-5959
Senior Professionals:
Adam Plainer
Sion Richards
Michael Rutstein
Andrew Rotenberg
Paul Bromfield
Linton Bloomberg
Representative Clients/Cases:
Investment banks; clearing banks; hedge funds; private equity houses; major insolvency accountants; restructuring firms. Advisory work using formal insolvency procedures.
Firm:
Kirkland & Ellis International
Tel. 011-44-20-7469-2000
Senior Professionals:
Lyndon E. Norley
Representative Clients/Cases:
The practice includes complex multi-jurisdictional creditor and debtor led restructurings such as United Airlines, Collins & Aikman, Eurotunnel, JL French, Sea Containers and Nybron. The practice advises both debtors and creditors on methods best to protect their interests in all forms of restructurings and insolvencies.
Firm:
Latham & Watkins
Tel.011-44-20-7710-1000
Senior Professionals:
James Chesterman
Christopher Hall
John Houghton
Ross Pooley
Hervé Diogo Amengual
Frank Grell
Philipp von Randow
Andrea Novarese
Maria Cristina Storchi
Representative Clients/Cases:
Alix Partners, Apax Partners, Apollo Mgmt, Avenue Capital, BlueBay, Cheyne Capital
Mgmt, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Damovo, Davidson Kempner, Deutsche Bank, GE
Capital, Grant Thornton, Jefferies, KPMG, Kroll, Matlin Patterson, Royal Bank of
Scotland, SilverPoint Capital, Strategic Value Partners, Soros Private Equity, Private Placement Noteholders, Yucaipa, GLG Partners LP, Goldman Sachs, Brink's, ING Bank, Ontex, Pininfarina S.P.A., Sachsen LB Europe
Firm:
McDermott Will & Emery
Tel. 011-44-20-7577-6900
Senior Professionals:
Uwe Goetker
Rick Mitchell
Georgia Quenby
Charles Shiramba
Loyala de Silva
Christian Bruenkmans (Düsseldorf)
Representative Clients/Cases:
Schefenacker, Damovo Group, Viatel, Polygon, Alliance Capital Partners, Burdale Financial Limited, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, Cyrus Capital, Matlin Patterson, insolvency practitioners
Firm:
Sidley Austin
Tel. 011-44-20-7360-3600
Senior Professionals:
Patrick Corr
Robin Parsons
Paul Atherton
Phillip Taylor
Ben Klinger
Representative Clients/Cases:
Alix Partners, Bank of America, Ernst & Young, Federal Mogul Corporation, Grant Thornton, Kroll Limited, Owens-Corning
Firm:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Tel. 011-44-20-7519-7000
Senior Professionals:
John Wm. Butler, Jr.
J. Gregory Milmoe
Timothy R. Pohl
N. Lynn Hiestand
Chris Mallon
Hunter S. Baker
Matthias Horbach
Lutz Zimmer
Christopher L. Baker
Pascal Bine
Representative Clients/Cases:
Calyon; Centro Properties Group; Citigroup Inc.; Christofferson, Robb & Company; Deutsche Bank AG; Delphi Corporation; Ecobat; Elektrim S.A.; Esselte AB; Fortress Investment Group; Joint Liquidators of Flightlease Holdings (Guernsey) Limited; Metro Casino; Refco Inc.; Residential Capital LLC; RUSAL; South African Airways; UBS AG; US Airways Group, Inc.; Westfield Holdings Limited
Firm:
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Tel. 011-44-20-7189-8000
Senior Professionals:
Andrew O. Visintin
Thomas J. Salerno
Andrew J. Knight
Grant M. Jones
Andreas Lehmann
Andreas Fillman
Sergey A. Treshchev
Jeffrey A. McGehee
Representative Clients/Cases:
Act for: Hedge Funds; Distress Funds; Asset-based Lenders; Pension Fund Trustees; Bond Holders; Senior Insolvency Practitioners; Financial Institutions and Corporates
Firm:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Tel. 011-44-20-7903-1000
Senior Professionals:
Tony Horspool
Dominic McCahill
Philippe Druon
Uwe Hartmann
Arnold Buessemaker
Representative Clients/Cases:
Debtor representations: Eurotunnel, Parmalat, Galvex, Sunterra. Creditor representations: Nylstar, C2C. Investor representations: roles relating to the restructuring options of structured investment vehicles, including advising Mainsai and Cheyne Capital. Other clients: Deutsche Bank, Lone Star, MatlinPatterson, Oaktree, Värde
Firm:
White & Case
Tel. 011-44-20-7532-1000
Senior Professionals:
Dan Hamilton
Biner Bähr
Sven-Holger Undritz
Lech Giliciñski
David Plch
Aydin Duren
Tom Schorling
Stephen Phillips
Representative Clients/Cases:
Investment Banks, Corporates, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Houses, Distressed Debt Investors, Insolvency Practitioners, Turnaround Professionals.
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