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South Square Offices
3-4 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5HP
England
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Georgina Peters
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Georgina’s practice focuses on commercial litigation (with a strong emphasis on banking and finance disputes), insolvency/restructuring and company law. She is described in the directories as “exceptionally clever”, “excellent”, “very confident”, “receives extensive praise” and “is very good with the clients”.
In the banking context, she is experienced in complex and high-value disputes concerning, in particular, ISDA-governed derivatives, as well as CMBS securitisation transactions and corporate bond issuances. Her current or recent clients include: UBS, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, LBI hf, Goldman Sachs and an Arena Investors LP affiliate.
Georgina has also appeared in significant litigation arising out of a number of major bank and financial services company collapses, giving rise to previously untested conflict of laws issues. These include the Supreme Court proceedings in Heritable Bank v Landsbanki and the Commercial Court dispute in LBI v Rabobank International, in relation to a debt of some €70m.
In the restructuring context, Georgina has appeared in hearings to convene/sanction a number of high-value schemes of arrangement concerning foreign companies and the Judgments Regulation (which include: Deutsche Annington, a rescheduling of some €4bn of debt; PHS Group plc, a rescheduling of over £940m of debt; European Safety Vehicle Spain 1, a rescheduling of over €350m of debt; EnQuest plc, a rescheduling of over $700 million of debt).
In 2011, Georgina was seconded to the Financial Institutions Disputes Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP for six months.
Georgina is a fluent French speaker, capable of functioning in a legal environment. She has been instructed in several cases requiring legal French comprehension. From 2004 to 2006, Georgina worked at the European Court of Justice, drafting complex legal documents in French, and at the leading French law firm JeantetAssociés.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2005
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Georgina Peters –South Square ‘Georgina’s strengths are her attention to detail, exquisite drafting, deep experience and knowledge of banking and commercial law, and that she is user-friendly and very hard-working.’
The ‘go-to set for all restructuring and insolvency mandates,‘ South Square has established an international presence in banking and financial litigation, having appeared in high-profile disputes including cases which give rise to issues of significant market importance, generally crossing over with the set’s pre-eminence in the insolvency space. One such example is the case of Galapagos Bidco SARL v Kebekus; Barings (UK) Ltd v Galapagos which saw Tom Smith KC, Daniel Bayfield KC, David Alexander KC, Henry Phillips and Ryan Perkins appear in a dispute arising out of a €1bn multi-jurisdictional finance restructuring, raising novel issues in relation to enforcement powers under intercreditor agreements, after a German court had wound up the company which was subject to an English administration petition. Richard Fisher KC has a good practice advising banks, hedge funds and trade parties in relation to structured finance issues and derivatives contacts, while Georgina Peters is noted for her work in high-profile banking disputes involving securisations, capital markets issuances and derivatives using ISDA contracts.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Georgina Peters –South Square ‘Georgina is top class. She has an excellent grasp of the details and what need to be put before the court. Her advocacy is clear and concise, which is received very well.’