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Latham & Watkins LLP‘s restructuring and special situations practice excels in handling cases involving complex financing structures and capital market instruments. The team provides regulatory advice on business restructurings, debt refinancings, distressed M&A, and insolvency litigation; it offers guidance under Spanish, UK, and New York law, frequently collaborating with its global offices. Pedro de Rojas leads the practice, and serves as a key contact for debtors, creditors, and investors with a focus on cross-border restructurings. Other key figures include Ignacio Gómez-Sancha, who specialises in high-value restructurings and special situations, Óscar Franco, an expert in insolvency disputes, and Fernando Colomina, whose wide-ranging practice spans banking, finance, and restructuring transactions.

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Pedro de Rojas

Pedro de Rojas

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Mr. de Rojas leverages his deep knowledge of the restructuring process and a sophisticated understanding of an evolving insolvency landscape to guide multinationals, investors, and financial institutions on: Designing restructuring solutions, including converting debt into equity or equity-like instruments Implementing restructuring plans using the most efficient legal regimes Liaising with stakeholders across the capital structure He approaches complex transactions with a strategic, commercial mindset and unlocks Latham’s global platform to devise bespoke client solutions. A recognized thought leader, Mr. de Rojas regularly speaks on insolvency topics at industry events, including for INSOL. He is also a visiting professor at Instituto de Empresa (IE) and Universidad Cardenal Cisneros. Before joining Latham, Mr. de Rojas spent 20 years working as a banking and restructuring lawyer at the Spanish office of a Magic Circle law firm.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pedro de Rojas

Other key lawyers

Ignacio Gómez-Sancha, Óscar Franco, Fernando Colomina, Luis Sánchez, Carmen Alonso