Restructuring & Insolvency Senior Associate (5-7 PQE)

Our international City firm client is seeking a Restructuring & Insolvency Senior Associate with between 5-7 years’ PQE to join its London Finance practice.

This role is suited to an experienced lawyer with expertise across both contentious and non-contentious Restructuring and Insolvency matters. You will advise lenders, debtors, insolvency practitioners, investors and corporates on complex UK and cross-border restructurings, insolvencies and distressed transactions.

The team advises across the full spectrum of distressed situations, including consensual and non-consensual restructurings, security enforcement, distressed M&A, administrations, restructuring plans, schemes of arrangement, liquidations, CVAs, and cross-border insolvencies, including U. Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 proceedings.

You will

• Advise lenders, directors, insolvency practitioners, investors and corporates on restructuring and insolvency matters.
• Lead distressed M&A transactions and coordinate cross-border matters with international counsel.
• Advises boards on financial distress, directors’ duties and restructuring options.
• Draft and negotiate restructuring and insolvency documentation, including security reviews, enforcement strategies and court applications.
• Support business development, client relationships and thought leadership.

You will have:

• Experience across both contentious and non-contentious Insolvency matters.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK Restructuring and Insolvency law.
• Experience with financial documentation and security structures.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Commercial judgement, strong communication skills and the ability to manage complex matters effectively.

For a confidential chat about this, or other roles which we are handling, please contact Laura Klass.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.

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