Racine

Prevention and resolution of corporate difficulties (amicable procedures and court proceedings) / Debt restructuring / Takeovers involving distressed companies / Distressed M&A transactions

Partner

Lisa Ducani specialises in assisting and restructuring companies in difficulty. In particular, she acts on behalf of companies, their directors and shareholders (in particular investment funds), as well as French and foreign creditors, in the context of preventive proceedings (ad hoc mandates, mediation, distressed M&A operations) and/or collective proceedings (on both the debtor and the buyer side).

In recent years, she has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, including Presstalis (formerly NMPP), IKKS, Fagor Brandt, Gad, Cauval (Dunlopillo/Treca/Simmons), FRAM, Geoxia, McDonald's, Keyor and ABM Pharma.

She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2014 and joined Racine the same year.

French, English

Lisa is chairwoman of the Association of Young Professionals in Restructuring (AJR) which brings together more than 200 professionals working in the field of distressed company law, and an active member of the Women in Restructuring network (WIR).

DU – Comparative law (Université McGill in Montreal)

Graduate, In-House counsel diploma programme (DJCE) (Institut de Droit des Affaires d’Aix-Marseille)

Master’s degree, Corporate engineering (Institut de Droit des Affaires d’Aix-Marseille)

Master’s degree, Wine sector law and quality products (Université du Vin de Suze-la-Rousse)