Alex Rogan
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLPEffectively combining 'deep sector expertise and situational experience', Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP provides 'insightful and commercial advice' to debtors and creditors across a wide range of restructuring and insolvency matters. Team head Carl Allen 'quickly gets to the heart of complex matters and builds consensus among stakeholders', ensuring he is a popular choice among IPs, corporates and lenders in insolvencies across a plethora of industry sectors, including energy, where he has developed a particular niche in relation to the "supplier of last resort" regime. The 'outstanding' Alex Rogan has 'really good experience around schemes and restructuring plans', which he has promoted to resolve international restructurings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Fantastic mix of subject matter experts who blend deep sector expertise and situational experience to provide prompt, insightful and commercial advice.'
- 'The team is very professional while remaining flexible and pragmatic.'
- 'It is a highly skilled and knowledgeable team.'
- 'Carl Allen is very responsive; he calmly and quickly gets to the heart of complex matters and builds consensus among stakeholders.'
- 'Alex Rogan stands out as an outstanding lawyer, particularly in the areas such as the UK scheme of arrangement and the restructuring plan.'
- 'Alex Rogan – really good experience around schemes and restructuring plans. Easy to work with and commercial.'
Key clients
- Kroll Advisory
- Alvarez & Marsal
- PWC
- BDO
- JB Drax Honore (DIFC) Limited
- Schroders Greencoat
- Empire Cinemas Group
- Cornelis Vrolijk
Work highlights
- Advised JB Drax Honore on its position as a key hedging counterparty with claims in the circa €500m restructuring of Cimolai SPA and Luigi Cimolai Holding SPA, implemented by means of parallel Italian concordatos reventive procedures and UK restructuring plans combined with US Chapter 15 recognition.
- Advised insolvency practitioner firms (including Alvarez & Marsal, BDO, Grant Thornton, Kroll, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Mazars) as insolvency officeholders (administrators and/or liquidators) in relation to various trading administrations, pre-pack sales and insolvency claims.
- Advised a syndicate of international lenders on the financial restructuring and, ultimately, contingency planning and multi-jurisdictional enforcement of their security in relation to a high-value commercial real estate asset in a prime London location.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carl Allen (London head), Andrew Jordan (national head)