Restructuring/Insolvency | Global

Clifford Chance offers a market-leading practice advising an enviable roster of global financial institutions, including banks and asset managers, on the restructuring of credit facilities. The team also acts for prominent regional banking syndicates on Shari'a-compliant restructuring mandates. Lawyers within the firm have additional experience representing sukuk holders in respect of the restructuring of their certificates.

DLA Piper is widely noted as one of the first international law firms to dedicate significant resources to restructuring and insolvency in the UAE. Its lawyers offer extensive experience assisting creditors, trustees and liquidators with financial restructuring and administration proceedings. The team also acts for company directors on the wind-down of entities and the related negotiation with creditors.

Benefiting from the firm's market-leading banking practice, this department acts for a number of prominent regional and international financiers on the restructuring of conventional and Shari'a-compliant facilities. The team has considerable expertise concerning the refinancing of projects in the energy and utilities sectors. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Addleshaw Goddard has a prominent restructuring practice advising both regional and international financial institutions, in their capacities as creditors, on complex financial restructurings. Lawyers in the team also act for majority investors as well as alternative lenders on a wide range of matters in this space. The firm offers further experience acting for distressed borrowers on the restructuring of their finance facilities.

Linklaters has a strong Dubai-based restructuring practice, leveraging the capabilities of its top-tier banking and finance group. Its lawyers represent a number of well-known regional corporate clients in the restructuring of their financial obligations. The team also assists financial institutions with the refinancing of credit facilities.

Al Tamimi & Company is a leading regional law firm which acts for a number of Middle Eastern and international banking syndicates on the restructuring of financial products. The team also assists with contentious restructuring issues relating to foreclosure applications and bankruptcy proceedings.

Reed Smith is a well-respected US law firm with a compact UAE restructuring department based in Dubai. The group represents several prominent regional companies in the restructuring of high-value debt obligations. It also acts for administrators in complex insolvency proceedings.

White & Case is well known for its expansive Middle East presence and longstanding relationships with several major clients. Its Dubai-based finance practice often represents borrowers in the refinancing and restructuring of both conventional and Islamic debt products. The team also acts for lenders on the refinancing of credit facilities.