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Nigel Barnett
Work Department
Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Nigel Barnett is legacy co-head of the Global Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. He has extensive experience in all aspects of insolvency.
Nigel became a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in 1991. Having started as a finance litigator Nigel became one the founding partners of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. Whilst he now has a broad based insolvency practice he retains a keen interest in the litigation aspects of corporate insolvency.
Nigel is a well known industry figure. He is a current council member of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association and a Deputy Bankruptcy Registrar of the High Court. Between 1999 and 2004 he served as the Lay Observer to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a CEDR accredited mediator. He is recognised as a leader in his field by The Legal 500, Chambers Legal Directory and the International Who’s Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers. He is a regular lecturer at conferences on insolvency issues.
Nigel regularly acts for Insolvency Office Holders, Financial Institutions, Distressed Companies and Directors on insolvency matters. Most recently Nigel acted for the Greek Telecom holding company, Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg) II S.C.A. on the largest ever “pre-pack” administration sale in English history.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Real estate > Environment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport