K&L Gates LLP
The 'highly responsive and personable' team at K&L Gates LLP provides 'legally tight and commercially insightful advice' to IPs, creditors, funds and corporates on both solvent restructurings and insolvency matters. 'Empathetic and technically excellent' team head Jonathan Lawrence continues to handle a considerable amount of distressed M&A-related work for US funds, and is also well-versed in restructurings with a nexus to the Middle East. Special counsel Clare Tanner is the other main practitioner in the team and has a focus on contentious insolvency matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team delivers legally tight and commercially insightful advice.'
- 'The team is highly responsive and personable.'
- 'Jonathan Lawrence is experienced, client-centric, empathetic and technically excellent.'
- 'Proactive, responsive - the team are a real pleasure to work with.'
Key clients
- Travel & General Insurance Services
- Chembio Diagnostics
- CBRE
- CTD Tiles Limited
- Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited
Work highlights
- Advised CTD Tiles Limited on the acquisition of Tile Giant assets out of administration.
- Advised CBRE on the receivership of a UK commercial real estate asset.
- Advised Travel & General Insurance Services Ltd in respect of its obligations and duties with regard to the re-negotiation of its debt and equity structure and on the rights and obligations of its directors.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Lawrence