Nicole Stephansen > 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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Nicole Stephansen
Work Department
Corporate Restructuring
Position
Partner
Career
Nicole Stephansen concentrates her practice in the areas of debt restructuring and reorganisation, including matters involving contingency planning, insolvency and options analysis, and special situations financings.
Ms. Stephansen represents a diverse range of stakeholders — including companies, boards of directors, debt and equity investors, buy-side and distressed investors and creditor committees — in a wide range of complex cross border transactions. She has broad experience helping clients navigate various insolvency and reorganisation processes around the globe, including in the U.S. and U.K. She also has represented investors in negotiating and implementing a number of direct lending and special situations financings.
Memberships
- England & Wales
- New York
Education
- J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2008
- B.A., Miami University of Ohio, 2004
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
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
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