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James Terry

James Terry

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

James Terry is a partner in Akin's financial restructuring group. He practices in the areas of cross-border and domestic financial restructuring, workouts and insolvency, and advises clients in relation to strategic and legal issues concerning their distressed debt and special situations investments. James has broad knowledge in a range of different business sectors including telecommunications, packaging, paper, transport, mining, automotive, energy and power. James is known as the leading practitioner in the London market for Norwegian and other Scandinavian restructurings, as well as restructurings in the offshore, oil and gas and shipping sectors. His clients include hedge funds, bondholders, institutional lenders, secondary market investors and creditor committees.

Personal

L.P.C., The College of Law, Chester, 1994; LL.B., University of Leeds, 1993.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - UK

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

James Terry is co-head of the financial restructuring department and regularly acts for an enviable client base, which includes bondholders, institutional lenders and hedge funds. He is particularly noted for his niche expertise in cross-jurisdictional restructuring matters.

Strengths

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  • Clients love James. He's committed, clever and thinks around all problems in a case.

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  • James is a superstar when it comes to keeping the group together and managing difficult clients.

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  • James is a leader in the field.

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Asia-Pacific Region

China

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Europe-wide

Latin America - International Counsel

Middle East-wide

Saudi Arabia

UK

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