David Manson
DLA PiperWith a sizeable London and regional presence, as well as benefitting from experts spread throughout the firm’s global network of offices, the ‘highly approachable and hardworking’ team at DLA Piper is ’able to resource matters appropriately’ for officeholders, creditors and debtors in both domestic and multi-jurisdictional restructurings and insolvencies. The firm has been engaged in a number of restructuring plan workouts, with David Manson promoting their use for both domestic debtors and foreign entities after establishing the necessary jurisdictional nexus. Manson also excels at more transactional special situations mandates. For contentious matters, Chris Parker brings ‘commercial acumen and gravitas’ to bear for clients in regulated sectors and excels in handling complex cross-border fraud and asset recovery matters for office holders. Team head Jonathan Richards is particularly adept at handling private equity-related restructurings, including debtor work for portfolio companies. Tim Dawson and David Ampaw are also recommended.
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Testimonials
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- 'They are excellent at working in teams, across products and jurisdictions.'
- 'Highly approachable and hardworking.'
- 'They resource matters appropriately to ensure they have the capabilities to deal with complex issues on different areas of law.'
- 'DLA has an impressive insolvency litigation team with litigators who understand the insolvency laws.'
- 'David Manson is outstanding.'
- 'Chris Parker is becoming something of an elder statesman; he brings experience, commercial acumen and gravitas to his cases.'
- 'Samantha Reeves is confident, demonstrates good commercial awareness and deftly manages her cases.'
- 'Philip Povey is a rising star.'
Key clients
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Kyma Capital
- EY Parthenon
- Kroll
- FTI Consulting
- GLAS
- Hilco Capital
- PwC
- Grant Thornton
- Teneo
- Interpath
- Cooperative bank
- Eden
- Canary Wharf Contractors
- VEON
- Fidera
- HM Government
- Aperture Investors
Work highlights
- Advised the Project Lietzenburger Straße Holdco Sarl – a Luxembourg-based entity – on its market-leading restructuring plan, which follows hot on the heels of the failed German real estate company Adler’s restructuring plan.
- Advising Alvarez & Marsal as joint administrators for NMC Health plc, one of the largest private healthcare companies in the UAE.
- Working alongside Fitness First’s management team and its financial advisors, Teneo Financial Advisory, to plan and successfully implement a Part 26A restructuring plan.
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Jonathan Richards