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Prager Dreifuss AG

Prager Dreifuss AG

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Switzerland

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Insolvency and corporate recovery

Daniel Hayek spearheads the insolvency and restructuring offering at Prager Dreifuss AG. The team has extensive experience acting for creditors, debtors and other stakeholders in a broad range of issues, from insolvency proceedings and debt restructurings to bankruptcy litigation and the assertion of creditors' rights. Hayek is a skilled litigator and routinely represents creditors in bankruptcy-related litigation. Gion Jegher is also a name to note, providing advice to both domestic and international clients on issues surrounding insolvencies, as well as reorganisations and restructurings.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Prager Dreifuss has the best team in Switzerland. The team also acts globally and they have a highly intelligent team that provides out-of-the-box solutions for very complicated matters.'
  • ‘Gion Jegher is very smart, always available, has broad legal knowledge, is internationally orientated and is great to work with.’
  • 'The team has a wide knowledge base and expertise in pursuing claims recovery.'
  • ‘The team are incredibly structured and focused in their approach, which ensures that complex, multi-jurisdictional recovery efforts can be pursued efficiently and in a manner that promotes the clients' strategic interests.’

Key clients

  • Attestor Value Master Fund LP
  • Deutsche Bank/Wilmington Trust National Association

Work highlights

Analysed claims against bankrupt estates in Switzerland for Attestor Value Master Fund LP and also advised Attestor on the purchase and assignment of the aforementioned claims in the Swiss jurisdiction.
Advised Deutsche Bank as security agent and Wilmington Trust National Association as the indenture trustee on their claims against different Petroplus entities and negotiated a settlement agreement on behalf of Deutsche Bank with the liquidators and all the other involved parties.
Practice head

Daniel Hayek

Other key lawyers

Gion Jegher; Mark Meili

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