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China's Property Crisis Marks Sidley's Time in the Sun, But Will It Shake Up the Playing Field?

Outside of China's property crisis, activity in the restructuring realm has been muted in Asia. But now that Sidley Austin has sewn up the market on China real estate, how will rival firms shape up?
6 minute read

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Hong Kong Court Has Had 'Enough', Orders China Evergrande to Liquidate

In court, Evergrande was represented by Des Veoux Chambers silk, Jose-Antonio Maurellet, SC. Advising on its restructuring is Sidley Austin.
4 minute read

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Bowmans Lures Team of 6 From Johannesburg Competitor

The team acts for major financial institutions, liquidators, business rescue practitioners and corporate entities.
2 minute read

International Edition

World's Elite Law Firms Lead as Farfetch Secures $500M Rescue Deal

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has stepped in to pull the London-based fashion retailer out of likely collapse.
3 minute read

International Edition

US Law Firms Clinch $4.8B Debt Restructuring for Brazilian Miner Samarco

The joint venture between Brazil's Vale and BHP has required extensive assistance from Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Norton Rose and more than a dozen Brazilian law firms in the wake of a devastating tailings dam collapse in 2015.
3 minute read

International Edition

Major Law Firms Secure Roles as Selfridges and Chrysler Building Co-Owner Files for Bankruptcy

Austria-based Signa racked up debts numbering in the billions, it has been widely reported.
2 minute read

International Edition

SRA Spares UK Lawyers from One-Off Axiom Ince Payment

The regulator has opted against implementing a cap on the amount that can be claimed against its compensation fund, as the "the scale of consumer loss would be too large" and would lead to "an unacceptable loss in public confidence in solicitors".
2 minute read

International Edition

SRA Discovered Axiom Ince Client Account Shortfall Three Months Before Closing Firm

Earlier this week, the UK's Serious Fraud Office arrested seven individuals and carried out searches across nine locations as part of a criminal investigation into Axiom Ince.
2 minute read

International Edition

SFO Raids Axiom Ince Offices, Makes Seven Arrests

SFO investigators were accompanied by Metropolitan Police officers as they raided offices in locations in the South East of England early Tuesday morning.
2 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Leads as WeWork Files for Bankruptcy

The workspace pioneer, which made a Chapter 11 filing, has been struggling since its 'flopped' 2019 IPO and throughout the pandemic.
2 minute read

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