European Restructuring Practices of Major U



European Restructuring Practices of Major U.S. Law Firms

Turnarounds & Workouts -- September 2008 – Complete List

Firm:

Baker & McKenzie

Tel. 011-44-20-7919-1000



Senior Professionals:

Peter Knight

Ian Jack

Mauro Battistella

Jean-Dominique Touraille

Stephan Spehl

Curtis Masters

Taher Helmy

Urs Schenker

Representative Clients/Cases:

Advising Dura Automotive on a wide variety of European matters in relation to its restructuring; advising MD Soluciones de Identificacion SA on restructuring strategies

Firm:

Bingham McCutchen

Tel. 011-44-20-7661-5300



Senior Professionals:

James Roome

Barry G. Russell

Stephen Peppiatt

James Terry

Tom Bannister

Elisabeth Baltay

Representative Clients/Cases:

Noteholders and other investors in BAA, Concordia Bus, Damovo Group, Focus DIY, Gate Gourmet, IWP International, Jarvis, Marconi, Northern Rock, Queens Moat Houses, Schefenacker, Schieder Möbel, Sea Containers, TMD Friction and others.

Firm:

Brown Rudnick

Tel. 011-44-20-7851-6000



Senior Professionals:

Louise Verrill

Peter J.M. Declercq

Sonya Van de Graaf

Representative Clients/Cases:

Brown Rudnick represents distressed investors, p.e.funds, hedge funds, proprietary and trading desks of investment banks, indenture trustees, insolvency practitioners, restructuring firms and certain debt providers (in public situations such as Northern Rock, Eurotunnel, Damovo, Teksid, TXU, Enron, and Schefenacker, and various non-public restructuring and refinancing situations.

Firm:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Tel. 011-44-20-7170-8700



Senior Professionals:

Richard Nevins

Bruce Zirinsky

Representative Transactions:

Eurotunnel, Schefenacker, British Energy plc, TXU Europe, Parmalat, Telewest Communications, NTL

Firm:

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Tel. 011-44-20-7418-1300



Senior Professionals:

Thomas J. Reid

John D. Paton

Jeffrey M. Oakes

John Banes

Representative Clients:

Morgan Stanley (on all aircraft acquisitions including purchase of

Ansett Worldwide from News Int'l and TPG Groep), CitiGroup, AES Drax, JP Morgan, Bank of America

Firm:

Hunton & Williams

Tel. 011-44-20-7220-5700



Senior Professionals:

Roger Dyer

Matthew Williams

Raul Grable

Mike Kerrigan

Peter Partee

Craig Rasile

Robert Hahn

Tyler Brown

Representative Clients/Cases:

Investment and commercial banks; US/ European corporates on restructuring assignments; hedge funds; insolvency accountants; NPL and distressed debt traders.

Firm:

Jones Day

Tel. 011-44-20-7039-5959



Senior Professionals:

Adam Plainer

Sion Richards

Michael Rutstein

Andrew Rotenberg

Paul Bromfield

Linton Bloomberg

Representative Clients/Cases:

Investment banks; clearing banks; hedge funds; private equity houses; major insolvency accountants; restructuring firms. Advisory work using formal insolvency procedures.

Firm:

Kirkland & Ellis International

Tel. 011-44-20-7469-2000



Senior Professionals:

Lyndon E. Norley

Representative Clients/Cases:

The practice includes complex multi-jurisdictional creditor and debtor led restructurings such as United Airlines, Collins & Aikman, Eurotunnel, JL French, Sea Containers and Nybron. The practice advises both debtors and creditors on methods best to protect their interests in all forms of restructurings and insolvencies.

Firm:

Latham & Watkins

Tel. 011-44-20-7710-1000



Senior Professionals:

James Chesterman

Christopher Hall

John Houghton

Ross Pooley

Hervé Diogo Amengual

Frank Grell

Philipp von Randow

Andrea Novarese

Maria Cristina Storchi

Representative Clients/Cases:

Alix Partners, Apax Partners, Apollo Mgmt, Avenue Capital, BlueBay, Cheyne Capital

Mgmt, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Damovo, Davidson Kempner, Deutsche Bank, GE

Capital, Grant Thornton, Jefferies, KPMG, Kroll, Matlin Patterson, Royal Bank of

Scotland, SilverPoint Capital, Strategic Value Partners, Soros Private Equity, Private Placement Noteholders, Yucaipa, GLG Partners LP, Goldman Sachs, Brink's, ING Bank, Ontex, Pininfarina S.P.A., Sachsen LB Europe

Firm:

McDermott Will & Emery

Tel. 011-44-20-7577-6900



Senior Professionals:

Uwe Goetker

Rick Mitchell

Georgia Quenby

Charles Shiramba

Loyala de Silva

Christian Bruenkmans (Düsseldorf)

Representative Clients/Cases:

Schefenacker, Damovo Group, Viatel, Polygon, Alliance Capital Partners, Burdale Financial Limited, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, Cyrus Capital, Matlin Patterson, insolvency practitioners

Firm:

Sidley Austin

Tel. 011-44-20-7360-3600



Senior Professionals:

Patrick Corr

Robin Parsons

Paul Atherton

Phillip Taylor

Ben Klinger

Representative Clients/Cases:

Alix Partners, Bank of America, Ernst & Young, Federal Mogul Corporation, Grant Thornton, Kroll Limited, Owens-Corning

Firm:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Tel. 011-44-20-7519-7000



Senior Professionals:

John Wm. Butler, Jr.

J. Gregory Milmoe

Timothy R. Pohl

N. Lynn Hiestand

Chris Mallon

Hunter S. Baker

Matthias Horbach

Lutz Zimmer

Christopher L. Baker

Pascal Bine

Representative Clients/Cases:

Calyon; Centro Properties Group; Citigroup Inc.; Christofferson, Robb & Company; Deutsche Bank AG;  Delphi Corporation; Ecobat; Elektrim S.A.; Esselte AB; Fortress Investment Group; Joint Liquidators of Flightlease Holdings (Guernsey) Limited; Metro Casino; Refco Inc.; Residential Capital LLC; RUSAL; South African Airways; UBS AG; US Airways Group, Inc.; Westfield Holdings Limited

Firm:

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Tel. 011-44-20-7189-8000



Senior Professionals:

Andrew O. Visintin

Thomas J. Salerno

Andrew J. Knight

Grant M. Jones

Andreas Lehmann

Andreas Fillman

Sergey A. Treshchev

Jeffrey A. McGehee

Representative Clients/Cases:

Act for: Hedge Funds; Distress Funds; Asset-based Lenders; Pension Fund Trustees; Bond Holders; Senior Insolvency Practitioners; Financial Institutions and Corporates

Firm:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Tel. 011-44-20-7903-1000



Senior Professionals:

Tony Horspool

Dominic McCahill

Philippe Druon

Uwe Hartmann

Arnold Buessemaker

Representative Clients/Cases:

Debtor representations: Eurotunnel, Parmalat, Galvex, Sunterra. Creditor representations: Nylstar, C2C. Investor representations: roles relating to the restructuring options of structured investment vehicles, including advising Mainsai and Cheyne Capital. Other clients: Deutsche Bank, Lone Star, MatlinPatterson, Oaktree, Värde

Firm:

White & Case

Tel. 011-44-20-7532-1000



Senior Professionals:

Dan Hamilton

Biner Bähr

Sven-Holger Undritz

Lech Giliciñski

David Plch

Aydin Duren

Tom Schorling

Stephen Phillips

Representative Clients/Cases:

Investment Banks, Corporates, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Houses, Distressed Debt Investors, Insolvency Practitioners, Turnaround Professionals.

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