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Restructuring and insolvency
Hall of Fame
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![Carlos de Cardenas Smith](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/04/CCS.png)
![Pedro de Rojas](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/04/2to1-deRojasPedro.jpg)
Hall of fameLatham & Watkins LLP
Mr. de Rojas leverages his deep knowledge of the restructuring process and a sophisticated understanding of an evolving insolvency landscape to guide multinationals, investors, and financial institutions on:
Designing restructuring solutions, including converting debt into equity or equity-like instruments
Implementing restructuring plans using the most efficient legal regimes
Liaising with stakeholders across the capital structure
He approaches complex transactions with a strategic, commercial mindset and unlocks Latham’s global platform to devise bespoke client solutions.
A recognized thought leader, Mr. de Rojas regularly speaks on insolvency topics at industry events, including for INSOL. He is also a visiting professor at Instituto de Empresa (IE) and Universidad Cardenal Cisneros.
Before joining Latham, Mr. de Rojas spent 20 years working as a banking and restructuring lawyer at the Spanish office of a Magic Circle law firm.
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Next Generation Partners
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Leading associates
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