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Mr Nicolas Morelli

Work Department
Nicolas is a partner in the Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency practice of Bird & Bird, based in Paris.
Position
Nicolas advises on all stages of financial and industrial restructurings, from consensual workouts to litigation involving distressed companies.
His practice covers insolvency law, both as an advisor and as a litigator. In addition, Nicolas has a strong expertise in complex commercial litigation.
Languages
french, english.
Memberships
Nicolas has been elected as member of the ARE (Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises).
Education
Nicolas Morelli was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004.
He holds a PhD in Private Law and a Master’s in Business Law from the Aix-Marseille II University.
Nicolas started his career in 2002 as an associate with an attorney at law before the French Supreme Courts (Avocats aux Conseils) where he gained significant experience in dispute resolution before the French Supreme Courts (Cour de cassation & Conseil d’Etat). He subsequently worked in the Restructuring & Insolvency Group of Gide Loyrette Nouel prior to joining Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer LLP in 2009, where he was appointed counsel in 2011 before joining Aramis as a partner in 2013.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Insolvency
Advising creditors and stakeholders is the central pillar of Bird & Bird‘s restructuring and insolvency practice, which has a particularly strong emphasis on representing pools of banks in large-scale financial restructurings. The team is equipped to handle the full range of in and out-of-court proceedings, refinancings and insolvency-related litigation. Nicolas Morelli, who has significant litigation expertise, and Romain de Ménonville, who is well versed in debt restructurings, especially distressed LBOs, lead the team. Finance partner Jessica Derocque is also noted.
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Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
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- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
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- Tax
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory