The restructuring and insolvency group at Clifford Chance concentrates on multi-jurisdictional proceedings, litigation and dispute resolution, and cross-border recovery. Dorothée Vermeiren heads the team, with a particular emphasis on disputes. Financial markets lawyer Wim Aerts is also a key name in the team, with sector expertise spanning infrastructure, real assets, and industrials.
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Key clients
- FPIM
- SFPI
- Monsotel
- ABN AMRO Bank
- KBC Bank
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- Rabobank
- ING
- Citi
- Monsotel
Work highlights
Advised Sanjeev Gupta's LIBERTY Steel Group in connection with the solvency and liquidity issues facing the group's Belgian subsidiary.
Advising SFPIM, the investment and holding company of the Belgian federal government, on the recapitalisation of Lineas Group, Europe's largest private rail freight operator.
Advising the Lender of Hamon & Cie on the various insolvency proceedings which are ongoing with respect to the Hamon Group.
Practice head
Dorothée Vermeiren
Other key lawyers
Wim Aerts