Peter Newman

Practice Areas

Peter Newman is head of Skadden’s European corporate restructuring practice. Mr. Newman advises companies, boards of directors, sponsors, creditors and creditor groups, acquirers and other stakeholders on large and complex restructurings, liability management exercises, business or asset sales, bankruptcies, insolvencies and associated disputes in jurisdictions around the world. He also counsels investors on structuring and restructuring private credit transactions.

He is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, where he teaches a course on cross-border restructuring, serves as the editor of the Restructuring Review, has authored numerous publications and is a regular speaker on restructuring-related topics.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Newman is a member of Chatham House: The Royal Institute for International Affairs and recently concluded a term membership with the Council on Foreign Relations.