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Provided by John Houghton
Restructuring & Bankruptcy
Corporate
Finance
John Houghton, Chair of the London Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, advises creditors, sponsors, insolvent companies, directors and insolvency practitioners on virtually all areas of international restructurings, insolvency, and corporate rescues. He has a substantial experience of restructuring via schemes of arrangement and the new restructuring process.
According to the Chambers UK 2020 Guide, John “is highly competent and skilled, and is able to guide a management team and develop options for them to consider." He also advises parties seeking to fund into existing insolvencies and restructurings as well as parties who are interested in acquiring distressed businesses. The Chambers UK 2019 Guide refers to him as having a “widely respected practice,” and the 2018 Guide highlights John as “well plugged in to the market and well regarded.” The 2017 Guide recognizes him as “a very good operator” and “a popular choice for restructuring and insolvency mandates,” while the 2016 Guide lauds him as “one of the most innovative restructuring lawyers in the market,” who “constantly thinks outside of the box.”
Listed, Chambers UK Guide, "Restructuring/Insolvency," 2022
Education:
LL.M., University College London
LL.B., Brown University
Provided by Chambers
John Houghton chairs the London restructuring and bankruptcy practice at Greenberg Traurig. He has a respected practice and counts creditors, insolvency practitioners and sponsors among his clients. He is notable for his expertise in relation to restructuring plans.
Provided by Chambers
John provides sound technical and commercial advice.
John Houghton is very approachable and always available. He has a real can-do attitude and is not afraid to press for an outcome when others have given up hope.
John is a very experienced and commercial restructuring partner. He is very pleasant to work with and always defends the client's interest.
John provides sound technical and commercial advice.
John Houghton is very approachable and always available. He has a real can-do attitude and is not afraid to press for an outcome when others have given up hope.
John is a very experienced and commercial restructuring partner. He is very pleasant to work with and always defends the client's interest.
