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Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Firms)

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Paul Hastings has a well-regarded team able to advise clients on high-profile contentious and non-contentious restructuring matters. Its clients include debtors and creditors, as well as other stakeholders. The department's lawyers offer particular sector expertise in corporate, real estate and structured finance. The team regularly advises on cross-border matters, with particular strength in providing coordinated advice on UK and US structures and proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • Paul Hastings acted for an ad hoc group of bond holders in Nova, a Chilean salmon farming business, on a holistic restructuring.

Strengths

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Paul Hastings provides an unparalleled service: partner availability, creativity and a positive attitude. It's the best team I have ever worked with.

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What differentiated Paul Hastings was, aside from bringing excellent technical knowledge to the process, they were excellent project managers. They brought the entire capabilities of the firm to bear.

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Notable Practitioners

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Helena Potts
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Band 6

Helena Potts represents stakeholders in restructuring procedures globally, working on stressed and distressed matters and new money opportunities.

She's a brilliant lawyer. She's frighteningly responsive: any time, day or night, eight days a week. She also has the ability to calm a client a great deal.

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William Needham
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Band 6

William Needham is co-chair of Paul Hastings' European financial restructuring group. He assists on all manner of restructuring matters and leverages previous experience as a managing director at KKR to assist his clients.

He is exceptional in both his IQ and EQ. His ability to be a business strategist together with being a lawyer is a rare strength.

He's an exceptionally strong and commercial lawyer.

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Helena Potts
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William Needham
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