Clifford Chance's team stands out for its expertise in bankruptcy-related litigation and dispute resolution, acting for multinational corporate clients as well as private and institutional creditors in a wide variety of reorganisation and insolvency proceedings. Asset recovery and enforcement matters represent a key area of focus, with creditors instructing the team to defend claims in court as well as to handle cross-border asset freezes and search operations. Experienced litigator Dorothée Vermeiren leads the practice.
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Key clients
- LIBERTY Steel Group
- FPIM/SFPI
- Monsotel
- ABN AMRO
- KBC Bank
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- NIBC
- Rabobank
- Teneo
- ING
- Citi
Work highlights
- Advised the LIBERTY Steel Group in connection with various insolvency proceedings launched by and against the Belgian subsidiary of the group, Liberty Liège-Dudelange.
- Advised the lenders of Hamon & Cie (International) SA on the insolvency proceedings opened in relation to Hamon & Cie and certain subsidiaries in various jurisdictions.
- Advised a global e-commerce company in connection with severe financial and logistical problems experienced by one of its suppliers of delivery services in several European countries.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dorothée Vermeiren