Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Restructuring

Partner

Neil McDonald heads Kirkland’s market-leading contentious and non-contentious restructuring practice in Asia. Bringing years of experience, a broad knowledge base and polished strategic skills, Neil advises on an expansive range of issues that arise in the restructuring and insolvency of troubled companies. Neil also advises financial institutions, insolvency appointment holders, turnaround management firms and hedge funds in distressed situations, including helping clients source and maximize lucrative opportunities that manifest from financial distress. Neil has been recognized as a leading lawyer for restructuring and insolvency by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers Greater China, IFLR1000 and PLC Which Lawyer? guide book.

University of Western Australia (B. Juris, 1990; LL.B, 1991)