Cuatrecasas' restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice has extensive experience in complex business crises, including cross-border insolvencies. ‘Very skilled in insolvency and restructuring issues’, the team also advises creditors, debtors, management teams and shareholders on deal restructurings and production unit sales. The multidisciplinary group is further able to leverage the firm’s expertise in litigation, finance and M&A. Practice leader Gianfranco Lotito regularly advises lenders and investors on distress-related scenarios involving company restructurings, liquidity injections and M&A. Tomás Kubick and Alfonso Ugarte (currently located in the firm's New York office) are additional partner-level contacts for insolvency work - particularly cross-border matters in the case of Ugarte); while principal associate Andrés Lafuente specializes in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly in relation to insolvency proceedings (bankruptcy reorganisation and liquidation).
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- ‘A good choice for insolvency matters.’
‘They have a good look at the business and are creative when it comes to proposing solutions.’
‘The Cuatrecasas team is very skilled in insolvency and restructuring issues, given that the practice comprises litigation lawyers who know the different possibilities and how to use them for the benefit of their clients.’
‘Especially skilled at finding solutions, designing strategies, and exposing the different alternatives that allow clients to make better decisions.’
’The complex litigation carried out by the firm constitutes a great advantage over their competitors. Another benefit is that since it is an international firm, they have data on solutions for similar cases that other firms in Chile do not.’
‘This legal practice knows not only civil and commercial law, but its lawyers also have the required soft skills to negotiate.’
’Very good negotiators.’
Key clients
- Nordic Trustee
- Banco Itaú Corpbanca
- Winia Electronics
- Autorentas del Pacífico
- Enel Green Power
- AFP Provida
- Tanner Servicios Financieros
Work highlights
- Provided advisory services to Nordic Trustee, in relation to a reorganisation plan for Nova Austral.
- Advising Tanner Servicios Financieros on the reorganisation proceedings of Sierra Atacama.
- Advising Banco Itaú Corpbanca, as a creditor of the Helio-Atacama solar park project, in relation to the restructuring of current loan conditions.
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Practice head
Gianfranco Lotito