Financial Restructuring and Insolvency

White & Case advises clients on complex financial restructurings and insolvency matters worldwide. Distressed businesses and stakeholders rely on us for strategic advice to preserve and maximize value, implement liability management transactions and resolve disputes in and out of court. When litigation or formal insolvency proceedings are required, our lawyers design and execute strategies to protect assets and obtain the greatest possible recoveries for stakeholders.

Our offering

Integrated cross-border counsel

• Our large, globally connected team provides on-the-ground restructuring and insolvency capabilities in leading financial and commercial centers around the world.
• We regularly represent multinational corporations, financial institutions and distressed investors as debtors, creditors or other stakeholders in simultaneous cross-border proceedings.
• Our benches in the US, Europe and the UK are supported by practitioners in Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, allowing us to navigate local insolvency regimes and international enforcement issues.

Full-spectrum restructuring platform

• For decades, we have advised clients across industries on the full range of restructuring, workout and insolvency solutions.
• Our experience covers out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises, distressed M&A transactions, chapter 11 cases, UK schemes of arrangement, administrations and other formal insolvency processes.
• On complex restructuring, bankruptcy and special situations matters, we work closely with colleagues in the Firm's global transactional, disputes and regulatory practices to deliver integrated, exceptional outcomes.

Proactive problem-solving and strategic thinking

• Our deep understanding of how different stakeholders operate stems from decades of advising—and working across from—debtors, creditors and distressed investors across all aspects of the capital structure and in various situations.
• We are aggressive and creative on behalf of our diverse clients, taking the initiative, forcing our adversaries to react and delivering solutions that provide the best outcomes for our clients.