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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
21, boulevard Malesherbes
75008 PARIS
France
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Work Department

Business Reorganization & Restructuring

Position

Audrey Nelson is counsel in the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department. Ms. Nelson has significant experience handling out-of-court and cross-border restructuring matters on behalf of debtors, creditors and shareholders, as well as for investment and hedge funds. She has also worked on a number of LBO debt restructurings and lender-led restructurings.

Ms. Nelson has advised clients in various industries including media, oil and gas, cosmetics and chemicals in high-profile insolvency proceedings and distressed M&A transactions. Additionally, she handles litigation aspects in connection with distressed company and insolvency matters.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Insolvency

(Leading associates)

Audrey Nelson  – Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has an impressive record of acting for ad hoc bondholders groups and steering committees on some of the most significant recent restructuring transactions in the French market, and also has notable expertise in advising debtors and investors. Among the team’s core areas of strength are distressed LBO workouts, cross-border debt restructurings, and debt for equity swaps, as well as pre-insolvency proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings and distressed M&A. Paris managing partner and European restructuring co-chair Lionel Spizzichino leads the team, bringing to bear extensive experience in complex lender-led and cross-border restructurings. Other key names include Batiste Saint-Guily, whose skill set includes in and out-of-court restructurings, insolvency proceedings and distressed transactions, and Audrey Nelson.