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Geoff O'Dea

Geoff O'Dea

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Geoff O’Dea counsels clients in relation to all aspects of domestic and cross-border finance, special situations and restructuring and insolvency matters.

Geoff’s clients include private equity, family office and special situations investors, direct lenders, banks, security agents, insolvency practitioners, restructuring advisors, boards, independent directors and corporate clients. His extensive experience enables him to provide valuable advice on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency, including cross-border matters. Geoff also has significant expertise in acquisition finance, working with clients on lending products such as European term Loan B, unitranche, bank/bond financings, and rescue financings.

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Chambers Global Guide

Restructuring/Insolvency - UK

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Geoff O'Dea is an experienced practitioner in the London market able to act for a wide range of clients. He regularly acts for both corporates and lenders on complex restructuring and distressed transactional mandates.

Strengths

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  • Geoff's one of the best restructuring lawyers I've ever worked with. He's absolutely brilliant at being singularly focused on his client's best interests and getting what he needs out of a situation.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Global Guide
  • His calm and commercial approach to addressing complex problems in high-pressured situations is invaluable.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Global Guide

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