Dickinson Dees LLP

Will has advised on a wide range of corporate restructuring and insolvency assignments including:

• advising EMEA directors in connection with the US insolvency proceedings of Bridge Information Systems;

• advising on restructuring options for the Federal-Mogul group in connection with asbestos liabilities arising out of its UK based T&N group of companies;

• advising the secured creditors of Cedar Software, and Trident Fashions (Ciro Citterio); and

• acting for the joint liquidators of AY Bank in proceedings brought in New York against a US-based global banking group.

Will’s non-insolvency related assignments include:

• acting for RBS Invoice Finance and The Royal Bank of Scotland in relation to the refinancing of an aluminium metal distributor to the European aerospace industry (the refinancing included acquisition finance for the buyback of 50% of the company's shares together with a working capital facility; total funding amounted to £54 million which included an invoice discounting facility of £25 million and an inventory facility of £10 million); and

• advising on corporate demergers pursuant to section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986.