Peter Newman > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP Offices
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Peter Newman
Work Department
Corporate Restructuring
Position
Partner and head of Skadden’s European corporate restructuring practice
Career
Peter Newman is head of Skadden’s European corporate restructuring practice. Mr. Newman advises companies, boards of directors, sponsors, creditors and creditor groups, acquirers and other stakeholders on large and complex restructurings, liability management exercises, business or asset sales, bankruptcies, insolvencies and associated disputes in jurisdictions around the world. He also counsels investors on structuring and restructuring private credit transactions.
Memberships
- New York
- Registered Foreign Lawyer UK
Education
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 2004
- B.A., University of Maryland, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
(Leading partners)Peter Newman – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Although it is a relatively small core team in London, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is often engaged in high-profile mandates, working in a co-ordinated fashion with finance, corporate and litigation practitioners, as well as other international offices. As well as regularly handling bondholder committee mandates, the team also often works alongside its accomplished US practice on Chapter 11 debtor work, much of which flows from the firm’s stellar corporate client base. Team head Peter Newman has detailed knowledge of US and English restructuring and insolvency procedures and how these interact with various jurisdictions in continental Europe. Dual UK and US-qualified partner Nicole Stephansen is also a key member of the team and excels in providing creative capital solutions for distressed companies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate restructuring & insolvency London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Finance > High yield
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds