The practice at Norton Rose Fulbright has capabilities advising on both domestic and cross-border restructuring matters of considerable value, as well as advising on formal insolvencies, distressed M&A, and high-profile bankruptcy litigation cases. The team has particular expertise advising in complex matters wherein WHOA proceedings have a parallel UK Scheme of Arrangement. Omar Salah is the team lead who is ‘always involved in high-profile restructuring cases’ spanning industry sectors from shipping, to energy, to oil and gas.
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Témoignages
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‘Omar Salah has enhanced the quality of the law firm's restructuring practice.'
'Omar Salah is always involved in high-profile restructuring cases.’
‘Omar Salah combines the application of academic knowledge with complex practical issues in an exceptional manner. This is unique in the Netherlands.’
‘The team is very innovative in applying cross-border insolvency schemes, such as Dutch WHOA with the English Scheme of Arrangement - very business-centric and practical.’
‘Availability, preparation and weighing components of the dialogue are all stand-out.’
‘Omar Salah and his team have put Norton Rose on the Dutch insolvency map.’
‘Omar Salah is intelligent and always focused on consensual solutions, while elegant in litigation.’
Clients clés
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- AIG
- ASR
- Banco Santander S.A.
- Bank of America, N.A.
- BNP Paribas
- British Petroleum
- Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten
- Danish Ship Finance
- DNB Bank ASA
Points forts
- Assisted 20 lenders in the €1.5bn restructuring of the Vroon Group, the first-ever Dutch WHOA restructuring with parallel UK scheme of arrangement.
- Assisted the international syndicate of banks in the bankruptcy of HES Hartel Tank Terminal.
- Assisted the dissenting lender group in the €1.1bn restructuring of Royal IHC, the largest WHOA to date.
Avocats
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Responsable de la pratique
Omar Salah
Autres avocats clés
Wouter Hertzberger