NEW YORK -LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – October 16, 2006 — The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today announced that Adrian M. Harris has joined the Firm as a partner in the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group. He will be resident in the London office of Chadbourne & Parke, a multinational partnership. Prior to joining Chadbourne, Mr. Harris was head of European insolvency & restructuring at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Mr. Harris comes to Chadbourne with 16 years of insolvency and restructuring experience in Europe. He was also Managing Partner of Orrick’s London office during 2004 and 2005.
Mr. Harris will be joined by two other lawyers from Orrick who together form a highly regarded distressed debt trading team acting for investment banks and hedge funds in complex cross-border distressed bank debt trading across Europe.
“Adrian will be a partner in the insolvency practice in London, a capability we have not had before,” said Howard Seife, head of Chadbourne’s international bankruptcy and financial restructuring group. “Restructuring work is increasingly cross-border in nature. More of our cases are international in scope, and Adrian and his team will give a significant boost to the group’s international reach.”
Chadbourne’s bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers have represented clients in Chapter 11 cases and corporate restructurings in the United States and abroad, working for banks, investment banks, insurance companies, bondholders and funds. They have had leading roles in the Enron, Refco, and Mirant Chapter 11 cases, and represented creditors’ committees in the Spiegel, Inc./Eddie Bauer Inc. and Parmalat USA Corp. cases. Chadbourne is a leader in the use of cross-border ancillary proceedings, including its current representation in a Chapter 15 of the receiver in the Russian bankruptcy of Yukos Oil.
Mr. Harris has worked extensively with hedge funds and investment banks in the area of distressed debt. He has been focusing his practice increasingly on emerging markets which he sees as the next major area of development for financial restructuring work.
“Having Adrian in London is strategically important for Chadbourne’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring group,” said Claude Serfilippi, Managing Partner of Chadbourne’s London Office. “He will be perfectly placed to work with our integrated insolvency practices in our Warsaw and Moscow offices and in the United States.”
Mr. Harris speaks frequently at industry and professional conferences, and writes extensively on restructuring and insolvency. He is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, the Insolvency Lawyers Association, Insol International, Insol Europe and the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3).
Mr. Harris received his B.A. with honors from De Montfort University, and his post graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law, Guildford. He was recognized by Legal 500 in 2005 and 2006.
The two attorneys joining Chadbourne with Mr. Harris are:
Diane McLean, a Barrister, who was called to the Bar in 1997, has been a senior legal consultant at Orrick since February 2005 and a member of the bankruptcy and debt restructuring group. She attended the University of Westminster from 1995-1996, earning a post graduate Diploma in Law. She also attended the Inns of Court School of Law from 1996-1997.
Ceinwyn Bannister, who is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, has worked as an associate since June 2004 in Orrick’s bankruptcy and debt restructuring Group. She attended the University of Auckland from 1990 to 1992, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree.
About Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Chadbourne & Parke LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York City, provides a full range of legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, project finance, corporate finance, energy, telecommunications, commercial and products liability litigation, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, white collar defense, intellectual property, antitrust, domestic and international tax, reinsurance and insurance, environmental, real estate, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, employment law and ERISA, trusts and estates and government contract matters. The Firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Almaty, Warsaw (through a Polish partnership), Beijing and a multinational partnership, Chadbourne & Parke, in London. For additional information, visit www.chadbourne.com.
About Chadbourne & Parke, A Multinational Partnership
In London, the Firm conducts its practice through Chadbourne & Parke, a multinational partnership employing both English-qualified solicitors and U.S. lawyers who work closely with other Chadbourne offices to provide seamless service to international clients. The London partnership offers a range of legal services under both English and U.S. law and, in particular, focuses on project finance, privatization, energy, capital markets, banking, insurance and reinsurance, securitizations, structured finance, corporate finance, litigation and products liability.
