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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Able to access resources throughout the firm's vast international network of offices, the 'brilliant' team at Norton Rose Fulbright excels in advising creditors and debtors engaged in cross-border restructurings/insolvencies in firmwide areas of sector strength including transport, energy and financial services. Team head James Stonebridge  regularly works alongside the firm's market-leading asset finance team to provide restructuring expertise in relation to large-scale distressed shipping matters. Mark Craggs  combines a deep knowledge of a variety of restructuring tools (including CVAs and schemes of arrangement) with transactional nous, ensuring that stakeholders are most appropriately advised, including in relation to distressed situations in highly regulated sectors.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The firm has a brilliant corporate restructuring and insolvency practice.'

  • ‘Dan Kennedy is simply brilliant.'

  • 'Technical ability and collaboration - seamless delivery.'

  • 'James Stonebridge is technically strong in dealing with complex matters'

Key clients

  • Nordic Aviation Capital
  • Citibank
  • Scandinavian Airline System
  • ABN Amro
  • DNB
  • ING Bank
  • SMBC
  • Danmarks Skibskredit
  • LATAM
  • Regulator of Social Housing

Work highlights

  • Advised KfW IPEX-Bank and other lenders of Genting Hong Kong on the insolvency of the Genting Hong Kong Group of cruise companies.
  • Advised the Co-ordinating Committee comprised of financial institutions and export credit agencies representing over $500m in debt, secured by certain of Altera’s vessels.
  • Acted for Heytex, a German manufacturer, in relation to an unpaid letter of credit issued by Unity Trade Capital Limited.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Stonebridge

Other key lawyers

Mark Craggs, Radford Goodman, Dan Kennedy, Matthew Thorn, Gemma Long, Jack Mead, Manhal Zaman