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Provided by Melissa Coakley
Melissa Coakley advises a broad spectrum of stakeholders on consensual and non-consensual cross border and domestic restructurings, work outs, reorganisations and formal insolvencies.
Melissa's commercialism, high level of technical knowledge and strategic thinking has seen her acting across sectors (including infrastructure, retail, transport, telecommunications, manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, commodities), across geographies, engaging with differing regulatory environments and legal systems (including 5 years spent on secondment in the Middle East), and for a wide variety of stakeholders: corporate borrowers, funds, banks, insolvency officeholders, government, private equity sponsors and material trade creditors.
Restructuring & Insolvency
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (LLB) 2001
Joined Clifford Chance 2003
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005
Secondment to Bank of England 2007
Secondment to Clifford Chance Dubai 2010-2015
Partner since 2020
Provided by Chambers
Melissa Coakley is respected for her ability to advise on complex cross-border restructurings. She is experienced in acting for both creditors and debtors.
Provided by Chambers
Melissa is an impressive lawyer in the insolvency space. She has good client service. She is knowledgeable, commercial and works hard.
Melissa Coakley is very knowledgeable and understands client needs.
Melissa is an impressive lawyer in the insolvency space. She has good client service. She is knowledgeable, commercial and works hard.
Melissa Coakley is very knowledgeable and understands client needs.
