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Freshfields

Restructuring/Insolvency

Global Guide 2026 : Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

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Freshfields

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Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category:

https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/services/restructuring-and-capital-solutions/

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Clients benefit from Freshfields' notable pan-European practice, coverage and coordination capabilities on matters spanning Asia and the Middle East, as well as a developing US team. The law firm offers:

• Familiarity acting for blue-chip European multinationals, hedge funds and banks on high-yield bond restructurings.

• Experience in English schemes of arrangement.

• Debtor-side expertise, acting for international corporates across a range of industries.

Notable practitioners

Ken Baird leads the law firm's global restructuring group from London. Other key contacts include Richard Tett, Catherine Balmond and Lindsay Hingston.

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Strengths

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  • Freshfields is very well connected. The team adept at handling international cases, and has deep expertise and market knowledge.

    Restructuring/Insolvency respondentGlobal

  • The team at Freshfields demonstrates outstanding levels of professionalism and a constant focus on delivering for its clients.

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  • Freshfields is one of the pre-eminent firms in the restructuring space. They have been involved in the largest and most complex cases, giving them deep experience and broad bench strength.

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