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Ian Johnson

Ian Johnson

UK 2026

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About

Provided by Slaughter and May

Practice Areas

Financing

Restructuring and Insolvency

Career

Ian heads our Restructuring and Insolvency group and advises across the full spectrum of restructuring, refinancing and insolvency matters. He has significant experience advising companies (and their boards), lenders, investors and buyers on complex and international restructuring and distressed situations. Ian also frequently advises governments, central banks and insolvency practitioners.

Ian sits on the City of London Law Society’s Insolvency Committee and was included in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2020. He is ranked in Chambers UK, 2022 which says that “he has particular strength in advising on high-value mandates” and that he is “a leading light, very experienced, very calm and very measured”. He is also listed as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500, 2022, and is a “Highly Regarded” practitioner in the IFLR 1000, 2022.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Firms)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ian Johnson is head of the restructuring and insolvency group at Slaughter and May, and is noted for his expert handling of high-value, international restructuring and insolvency matters for corporates, funds and directors.

Strengths

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  • Ian provides high-quality advice with good awareness of our business needs.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Ian Johnson is always calm and in control and an adviser who you want on your side in a complex situation.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Ian Johnson is incredibly present and he is always spot on with his advice.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Ian is a top adviser, very focused on his clients' needs. He is very thoughtful and measured.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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