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Ashley Katz

Ashley Katz

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Practice covers cross-border and UK restructurings and insolvencies, including matters in the automotive, real estate, construction, financial services, retail and leisure sectors. Represents distressed investors, borrowers, financial institutions, bondholders and insolvency practitioners in relation to all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters. Has lectured on a range of restructuring and insolvency topics including recent regulatory developments, cross-border insolvency, administration, anti-avoidance provisions, employment/insolvency law, directors' duties and customer insolvency.

Career

Joined Fried Frank in 2016.

Professional Memberships

Insolvency Lawyers Association (ILA); R3; South African Restructuring & Insolvency Practitioners Association.

Publications

COVID-19 Pandemic: UK Government Winter Economy Plan & CIGA Extension

COVID-19 Pandemic: Key UK Government and Bank of England Initiatives to Support Businesses

An Overview of the UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

COVID-19 Pandemic: Key UK Government and Bank of England Initiatives to Support Businesses

COVID-19 Pandemic: Expansion of UK Loan Schemes - New Future Fund

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - Director Fiduciary Duty in Insolvency

Law360 - Examining Director Duties as Insolvencies Appear Imminent

Personal

Advanced Certificate in International Insolvency Law, University of Pretoria (2002); Diploma in Insolvency Law, Rand Afrikaans University (2000); LL.B, University of Witwatersrand (1994); BA, University of Witwatersrand (1992).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Firms)

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Ashley Katz is a restructuring and insolvency partner at Fried Frank and is known for his representation of distressed investors, corporates and insolvency practitioners in cross-border challenges. He handles a wide variety of work spanning the retail, leisure and financial services sectors, among others.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Ashley has a unique combination of talent, experience and skills.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is really personable, enjoyable to work with and very hands-on' and responsive.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Ashley Katz is excellent and felt like a long-standing, trusted member of our own team.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • I have found him to have excellent attention to detail while at the same time focusing on what needs to be accomplished.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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