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US Law Firms Guide Brazilian Miner Samarco to $3B Restructuring Agreement

The negotiations that took place over more than four years involved Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Norton Rose and more than a dozen Brazilian law firms. 
3 minute read

International Edition

Paul Hastings Loses Paris Bankruptcy Team to Freshfields

The five-lawyer team is led by the same partner who joined Paul Hastings in 2020 to establish the firm's insolvency practice in the French capital.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Hires Former Ropes & Gray Hong Kong Head as Firm Winds Down Asia Restructuring Practice

Freshfields currently does not have any restructuring, distressed assets or special situation partners based in Greater China. Anderson's joining with a team of lawyers will launch that focused regional offering for the firm.
4 minute read

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White & Case, Hengeler Lead Host of Firms on €3.2B Restructuring

Among the legal advisers are a range of top U.S. and European firms, as German property giant Adler Group attempts to avoid collapse.
3 minute read

International Edition

The Lawyers in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

After years of benign market conditions where almost all law firms flourished, we are entering a time when pockets of lawyers are finding themselves in difficulty, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

Is the Ince Collapse a Harbinger of Things to Come?

The UK firm may have had a unique set of problems but it is not the only one to have experienced hardships, the London Lawyer Briefing explains.
4 minute read

International Edition

Brazilian Law Firms Field More Restructuring Requests as Economy Wobbles

Creditors who offered a brief respite to Brazilian companies during the pandemic are now coming to collect as the country struggles with high inflation and double-digit interest rates.
3 minute read

International Edition

Brazil's TozziniFreire Recruits Restructuring and Insolvency Partner

Gabriela Martines rejoins the firm, where she had advanced from intern to senior partner before jumping to Brazilian investment bank Itaú BBA, to help with growing caseload.
2 minute read

International Edition

Host of Firms Advise on Historic UBS Takeover of Credit Suisse

Swiss firms and US firms, including Davis Polk and Sullivan & Cromwell, appear to have taken to top roles on the 'emergency rescue' over the weekend to create a banking giant with a combined market capitalization of $65 billion.
3 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Lures Clifford Chance's Germany Restructuring Head

Attention is turning to the restructuring market, which is expected to rally across Europe with recession looming and several large corporates making cuts.
2 minute read

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