Michelle Barclay > CMS Grau > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

CMS Grau
AV. SANTA MARÍA 110
MIRAFLORES
LIMA 18
Peru

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Work Department

Bankruptcy and Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; Projects and International Arbitration

Position

Partner and head of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring area, cohead of Projects and International Arbitration areas. She is a dual-qualified lawyer in New York and Peru.

Career

Michelle is a dual-qualified lawyer in New York and Peru. She specializes in corporate restructuring and cross-border insolvencies, including in and out-of-court restructurings, corporate and bankruptcy liquidations, distressed M&A, bankruptcy takeovers, international projects and arbitrations.

Michelle’s national and international experience allows her to provide expert advice in bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters, in several M&A transactions and investment projects. She works jointly with international law firms in Chapter 11 and international arbitration cases.

Michelle participates in the development of new bankruptcy legislation. She lectures in diverse webinars regarding insolvency matters and distressed M&A and has monthly publications in main Peruvian newspaper, “El Comercio”.

She worked as permanent associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York (2001-2003). She has acted as Vice Chair (2008-2010) and Co-Chair (2010-2012) of the IBA´s committee on reorganization & workouts.

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships

Lima Bar Association (CAL). Admitted to practice in New York.

Education

Universidad de Lima – Law Degree (1997); New York University School of Law – Master’s Degree in Corporate Law (2001); Stern School of Business (NYU) – Finance seminar (2001).

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Bankruptcy and restructuring

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Michelle Barclay – CMS Grau

With an impressive track record in high-profile international cases and insolvencies, the bankruptcy and restructuring team at CMS Grau demonstrates sector expertise in the mining, fishing, banking and education fields. The team is well versed in handling corporate liquidations, distressed M&A deals, and the preparation and negotiation of reorganisation and liquidation plans. The department is jointly led by industry veterans Michelle Barclay, who advises on cross-border corporate restructuring and insolvency regulation, and Victor Farro, whose areas of expertise include liquidation and administrative matters with social and political considerations. At the associate level, Javier Marquez is reputed for his risk analysis experience in distressed M&A cases, while Ivanna Escala covers liquidations and due diligence in various corporate matters.

Peru > Dispute resolution: Arbitration

Situated within a global network, the arbitration department at CMS Grau handles both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, primarily relating to commercial issues, contracts and investment issues, often before the ICC and ICSID. The team is skilled in designing strategies for conflict prevention purposes. The group is led by Luis Alberto Linan, who is experienced in representing telecoms and mining companies in civil and constitutional proceedings; Javier Ferrero, who handles complex investment arbitration cases; and Michelle Barclay, who focuses on advising companies in relation to infrastructure and PPP projects. Carlos Hamann specialises in energy and natural resources disputes, while Ramon Huapaya’s scope of work covers public procurement and government contract-related arbitration.

Michelle Barclay > CMS Grau > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

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