
Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency
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About
Provided by Stephenson Harwood LLP
Our global restructuring and insolvency team is a multi-jurisdictional team of lawyers who advise a wide array of stakeholders on all issues arising in connection with financial distress.
We act for companies, banks, funds, other financial institutions, office holders, indenture trustees, pension trustees, directors and individuals dealing with the consequences of financial distress.
We are consistently recognised as experts in our field by the legal directories. Our vast experience in all types of corporate restructuring and insolvency, coupled with a deep understanding of the needs of clients in this area, means that we are able to craft practical, commercial and cost effective solutions.
Our lawyers' extensive cross-border experience means that we are able to find solutions which best protect our clients' interests, whether through optimal use of the legal frameworks which exist to facilitate cross border restructurings, or by identifying those jurisdictions and laws that are best suited to our clients' needs.
Our work covers all sectors – and encompasses domestic and international debt restructurings, schemes of arrangement, CVAs, administrations (including pre-packs), refinancings, workouts and turnaround strategies, debt for equity swaps, distressed M&A, distressed investing, loan to own strategies, receiverships, liquidations, personal bankruptcy, insolvency litigation and investigations, and fraud and asset tracing.
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Work Highlights
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Stephenson Harwood was instructed by KPMG and David Costley-Wood to defend claims totalling £1.4 billion brought against them by Bashar Bin Mahmood.
Strengths
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They are extremely attentive to client relationships as well as the relationship with a referring counsel.
Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency respondentUKStephenson Harwood are technically competent and capable of dealing with complex disputes.
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Notable Practitioners
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Julian Cahn
Julian Cahn is noted for his strong contentious practice and is experienced in acting for creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners. He is well placed to act on large bankruptcies, including those with elements of asset tracing and fraud. Julian is so switched on and technically very good. He sees where you need to get to.
Restructuring/Insolvency: Personal Insolvency respondentUKJulian Cahn is very easy to deal with, user-friendly and commercial.
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