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Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation

Allen & Overy’s global Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation team helps clients prepare for and respond to unanticipated and sometimes rapid changes in business circumstances.

We manage all aspects of insolvency worldwide, specialising in complex, multi-jurisdictional insolvencies involving competing creditor claims across the capital structure, handling novel issues from diverse groups. 

Our advice spans all aspects of contentious insolvency work:

  • retention of title claims
  • enforcing security
  • representing officeholders in numerous and diverse applications for directions
  • assessing risk for restructuring proposals
  • defending corporate restructuring and reorganisations

Our team seamlessly combines expertise in both the contentious and non-contentious aspects of complex restructurings. We work closely with our renowned, market leading restructuring and insolvency group, which advises on the largest and most complex restructurings, and other practice areas such as corporate, employment, pensions, tax, environmental, regulatory and capital markets. We pride ourselves on providing holistic, commercial and pioneering solutions for our clients, as well as successful outcomes.

News and insights

Aerial view of a busy traffic intersection at night

Publications: 01 December 2023

Navigating the rule in Gibbs in cross-border restructurings: Alternatives to a solely English process

The rule in Gibbs may be infamous but it is not insurmountable.

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News: 30 November 2023

Allen & Overy boosts IP practice in Germany with hire of Anna Wolters-Höhne

Allen & Overy today announced that renowned life sciences specialist Dr Anna Wolters-Höhne has joined the firm’s intellectual property litigation practice with effect from 1 December 2023. Anna joins…

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Blog Post: 27 November 2023

FCA and PRA D&I Proposals: Balancing data protection considerations against D&I reporting duties

The latest post in our blog series looking at the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority proposals to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services…

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Publications: 22 April 2022

Transaction avoidance

Laura R. Hall and Annabelle Wang (South Square) reflect on ultra vires, abuse of power and illegality in transactions in England, Wales and the U.S.

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