Despite its relative infancy in the London market, the ‘knowledgeable, insightful and responsive’ team at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has rapidly gained market traction among funds, IPs, corporates and trustees which are appreciative of its ’ability to think outside of the box to find solutions’. Team head Patrick Corr exemplifies this innovative approach, working ‘exceptionally hard to achieve his client’s interests’ across a range of cross-border and domestic restructurings and insolvencies. Drawing upon her ’strong tactical instincts’, gleaned from her many years' experience in the market, Sue Moore takes the lead on much of the insolvency litigation handled by the team. Buvini Kularatne ‘is both articulate and pugnacious in equal measure’, skills which endear her to clients engaged in complex insolvency disputes and complex multi-jurisdictional restructurings.
Testimonials
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- 'The team is very commercial and thinks outside of the box to find solutions for clients.'
- 'Knowledgeable, insightful and responsive.'
- 'Patrick Corr is one of the most outstanding insolvency practitioners of his generation. He works exceptionally hard to achieve his client's interests and leads his team by example.'
- 'Sue Moore is a forceful and effective insolvency litigator with strong tactical instincts.'
- 'Buvini Kularatne is the real deal: a sophisticated litigator who is both articulate and pugnacious in equal measure.'
- 'Raphaela Cotoulas is a diligent associate consistently going the extra mile and shows a remarkable ability to grasp new concepts and adapt them to the client's needs.'
Key clients
- ACM Emerging Markets Master Fund 1 LP
- Alix Partners UK LLP
- API Heat Transfer Company
- Bank of America
- CDIB Global Markets Limited
- Deloitte UK
- Deloitte Australia
- Ernst & Young (Bermuda)
- Ernst & Young (Cayman)
- Essar Oil (UK) Limited
- Fitness Anywhere UK Limited
- FRP
- GLAS - Global Loan Agency Services Limited
- Grant Thornton
- IWG plc
- KPMG
- Kroll
- Moss Bros Group Holdings Limited
- Northwood Investors International
- Teneo Financial Advisory Limited
Work highlights
- Advising the Ad Hoc Group of lenders on the restructuring of the Cineworld UK group of companies (being part of the world's second biggest cinema chain which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Texas bankruptcy court).
- Advised the Administrators (from Grant Thornton) of Greensill Capital UK Limited (in administration) on litigation to determine the economic interest of certain key stakeholders in significant assets in the administration estate.
- Advised Northwood Investors International in connection with the restructuring of UK Land Estates Partnership (Holdings) Limited (“UKLEP”), advising on an auction and sale of the assets to one of the world’s largest property investors, GIC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick Corr