Clifford Chance LLP

Acting on its own as well as frequently as part of a cross-office, multidisciplinary offering, the ‘attentive and knowledgeable’ team at Clifford Chance LLP excels in handling cross-border restructuring/insolvency matters involving complex capital structures. Although the firm picks up its fair share of debtor mandates, it is perhaps best-known for its creditor work, including for banks on deals where it papered the original documentation. Under the leadership of the vastly experienced Philip Hertz, the team has recently handled a myriad of recent mandates within heavily regulated sectors, including the financial services and infrastructure/energy sectors. ’Class act’ Melissa Coakley has been key to much of this work and is noted for her indefatigable approach, leaving ‘no stone unturned in finding creative solutions’. Other core members of the team include David Towers, whose wide-ranging practice for a range of stakeholders, includes work involving Southern African situations; Iain White, whose recent work has included advice to lenders on distressed real estate situations; and John MacLennan, who continues to handle work for a leading airline lessor as a creditor on numerous aviation restructurings.