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Adam Al-Attar KC
Position
Adam specialises in insolvency and restructuring. He has had substantial experience of bank and fund insolvencies, acting in relation to the insolvencies of Lehman Brothers, MF Global and Madoff feeder funds. Contested restructurings on which Adam has acted include IMO Car Wash, The Co-Operative Bank, Apcoa Holdings and LDK Solar. Adam also has a substantial banking and financial services practice. He has acted on a number of inter-bank misrepresentation cases including in relation to securitisations, syndicated loans and derivatives. He regularly advises in relation to regulatory matters including in relation to the treatment of client money.
Career
Adam is called to the bar in England and Wales (2007) and in the British Virgin Islands (2011). He has appeared before the Dubai World Tribunal (2013) and he has been admitted in the Cayman Islands for special cases (2014).
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association.
Education
B.A. (Oxon); B.C.L.
Lawyer Rankings
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > Commercial litigation
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > Insolvency
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Adam Al-Attar KC –South Square ‘Very bright, very personable and completely gets being a team player. Not a star of the future – a star of now.‘