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Michelle Barclay Thorne

Michelle Barclay Thorne

Latin America 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; Projects and International Arbitration

Career

Michelle is a dual-qualified lawyer in New York and Peru. She specializes in corporate restructuring and cross-border insolvencies, including in and out-of-court restructurings, corporate and bankruptcy liquidations, distressed M&A, bankruptcy takeovers, international projects and arbitrations.

Michelle’s national and international experience allows her to provide expert advice in bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters, in several M&A transactions and investment projects. She works jointly with international law firms in Chapter 11 and international arbitration cases.

Michelle participates in the development of new bankruptcy legislation. She lectures in diverse webinars regarding insolvency matters and distressed M&A. Michelle worked as a permanent associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom’s Corporate Restructuring Practice group in New York.

Professional Memberships

Lima Bar Association, New York Bar Association.

Personal

Universidad de Lima, Law Degree. Master's Degree in Corporate Law, NYU (US). Admitted to practice in New York.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Latin America

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Peru

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Prestigious partner Michelle Barclay Thorne continues to elicit significant praise from the market for her activity leading important and highly complex cases in this field. Her expertise covers insolvency and bankruptcy liquidations.

Strengths

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  • Michelle Barclay Thorne knows how to guide us, is strategic, and takes the time to respond appropriately.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Latin America
  • Michelle Barclay Thorne is very level-headed, with a brilliant mind for capturing the nuances of overcoming problems.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Latin America

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Peru

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