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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

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Publications: 04 April 2024

Employee risk considerations for private capital investors

Employee activism is increasingly becoming a focal point within the private equity sector, as employees leverage their voice to influence company policies and practices. This shift towards a more…

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News: 04 April 2024

Allen & Overy files amicus brief in support of disability rights in reproductive healthcare

A team of Allen & Overy litigators filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, on behalf of the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund and other…

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Highways and roads

Publications: 03 April 2024

The growing role for CLOs in restructurings

Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are back in favour in financial restructurings, helped by their dominance in leveraged credits and greater flexibility in documentation. First featured in…

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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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