Mr Romain De Ménonville > Bird & Bird > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Romain De Ménonville
Work Department
Romain de Ménonville is Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency practice in Bird & Bird's Paris office. He assists creditors and debtors at all stages of preventive restructuring proceedings or insolvency proceedings.
Position
Romain is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency department in Paris.
He assists creditors and debtors at all stages of amicable and collective proceedings.
Career
Romain advises creditors and debtors on the various stages of restructuring and insolvency proceedings, specifically financial institutions and large organisations on implementing changes to their debt, capital and corporate structures. I also advise clients who wants to purchase distressed companies or assets in the course of insolvency proceedings.
He has a strong experience in advising creditors on debt restructurings, especially with respect to troubled LBOs. He was in particular involved in the restructurings of Consolis, Camaieu and Vivarte. He began his career working in a global law firm right before the 2008 Lehman Brothers’s Crisis, which introduced him to challenging cases such as Terreal, HMY, Auto-distribution, Coeur Défense and Novasep. He has a deep understanding of French insolvency law and am well positioned to advise banks and financial institutions on Restructuring & Insolvency.
He is also vastly experienced in the Retail & Automotive sector, where he has advised many of the historical players impacted by the digital revolution.
Languages
french, english.
Education
Paris Bar, France, 2008
Economics & Management, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
LLM International Business Law, University of Exeter
D.J.C.E., University of Rennes 1
Lawyer Rankings
France > Insolvency
(Leading individuals)Bird & Bird boasts one of the largest restructuring teams in Paris, maintaining its role as a key player in the market. The team specialises in handling large-scale cases, with a primary emphasis on advising creditors and stakeholders in intricate situations, demonstrating equal prowess in both litigation and transactional matters. Co-headed by Nicolas Morelli and Romain de Ménonville, the team has been instrumental in several headline cases across diverse sectors such as manufacturing, energy, retail, hospitality, and tourism, while also showcasing expertise in trusts. Key contacts at the firm include Jessica Derocque, a dedicated member of WIR (women in restructuring) with a particular focus on debt restructuring cases, as well as litigation specialist Céline Nézet and Pierre-Jean Chernard, who excel in debt restructuring and insolvency matters on behalf of creditors.
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