Mr Lionel Spizzichino > Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
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75008 PARIS
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Mr Lionel Spizzichino
Work Department
Business Reorganization and Restructuring
Position
Lionel Spizzichino is a partner in the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris and co-Chair of the European Restructuring Group.
He has extensive experience in Lender-led and complex cross-border restructurings as well as French pre-insolvency and insolvency matters, including amicable restructuring, insolvency proceedings, restructuring litigation and distressed mergers and acquisitions.
Lionel also advises regularly on mergers and acquisitions with a particular focus on cross border acquisitions and complex carve-outs.
His clients include companies, creditors or investors in a wide range of sectors such as airlines, aircraft, media, chemical, financial services and automotive. He also advises investment funds, recovery funds and hedge funds.
Lionel has been involved in some of the most significant pre-insolvency proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings and high-profile M&A and distressed M&A cases in France.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Insolvency
(Leading individuals)Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s restructuring team collaborates with colleagues across various departments, providing assistance to international bondholders, key shareholders, debtors, and corporations in navigating intricate and substantial restructuring mandates. Under the leadership of cross-border restructuring expert Lionel Spizzichino, the practice has recently played a pivotal role in significant debt restructuring cases within the French market, including the high-profile Casino and Orpea cases. Additionally, the team has been instrumental in guiding debtors through France’s largest bankruptcy case this year, offering counsel to GoSport and GAP France in their insolvency proceedings. Among the firm’s notable experts is Audrey Nelson, renowned for her experience in complex out-of-court restructuring matters, as well as her expertise in LBO debt and lender-led restructurings.