Mr John Marsden > Mayer Brown > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

The ‘commercially-minded’ restructuring and insolvency team at Mayer Brown  is led by John Marsden, who specialises in a wide range of matters in the commercial and corporate context, including financing transactions, non-performing loan disposals, and corporate restructurings. The practice stands out with its unique integration throughout the APAC region, further bolstered by the firm’s robust restructuring prowess spanning Europe and America. It acts for a diverse clientele of all types of stakeholders, like PRC policy banks, international banks, AMCs, funds, and professional services firms. Assisting Marsden is Benjamin McCosker, a highly experienced practitioner with triple qualifications in Hong Kong, Bermuda, and Australia. McCosker became part of the firm’s team in July 2022, bringing with him well-rounded expertise that encompasses both the contentious and non-contentious dimensions of complex distressed scenarios.

Mayer Brown is a ‘commercially-minded and exceptionally supportive‘ full-service restructuring practice with extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team’s expertise covers bond restructurings, trust asset claim adjudication and cross-border enforcement. The practitioners act for creditors, issuers, insolvency practitioners and corporate trustees, with notably clients such as CDB, ICBC and Maybank. The head of practice, John Marsden, represents clients in a wide range of matters and is highly knowledgeable in financing transactions, non-performing loan disposals and corporate restructurings. The team also includes Terence Tung , who has extensive experience in cross-border disputes; the highly experienced Pierre Dzakpasu, and Benjamin McCosker, whose expertise covers complex, multi-jurisdictional restructuring transactions.