Clifford Chance frequently advises on complex restructuring and insolvency matters, with experience spanning professional indemnity, insurance claims, distressed M&A, and liquidations. The team is co-led by Mark Gillgren and Nikki Smythe. Smythe focuses on financing, debt restructuring, and insolvency transactions for major financial institutions. Gillgren offers specialist expertise across sectors including mining, oil and gas, and trade finance. James Hewer brings extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious restructuring, insolvency, and special situation mandates.
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Mark Gillgren; Nikki Smythe
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James Hewer