Restructuring and Insolvency

Mr. Katz is a restructuring and insolvency partner resident in Fried Frank's London office. He has extensive experience advising distressed investors, borrowers, financial institutions, bondholders and insolvency practitioners in relation to all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters. He advises on a range of cross-border and UK restructurings and insolvencies including matters in the automotive, real estate, construction, financial services, retail and leisure sectors. Mr. Katz has lectured on a range of insolvency topics including the Eurozone crisis, cross border insolvency administration, anti-avoidance provisions, employment/ insolvency law, directors’ duties and customer insolvency.

Mr. Katz joined Fried Frank in 2016.

Mr. Katz is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association, R3 (The Association of Business Recovery Professionals) and South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association.

Mr. Katz qualified with an Advanced Certificate in International Insolvency Law from the University of Pretoria in 2002, and a Diploma in Insolvency Law with a distinction (awarded Absa Bank Prize) from Rand Afrikaans University in 2000. He received his LLB and BA from the University of Witwatersrand in 1994 and 1992 respectively.