Paul Hastings Named "Restructuring Team of the Year" at the 2018 British Legal Awards

November 30, 2018

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London – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, was named "Restructuring Team of the Year" at the 2018 British Legal Awards hosted by Legal Week on 29 November.

The award was based on the firm’s representation of leading clothing retailer New Look following its successful company voluntary arrangement (CVA), announced in March 2018. New Look is restructuring rents on a majority of its stores as part of an operational turnaround plan. The CVA identified 60 out of New Look’s nearly 600 stores in the UK for potential closure, along with six further sites which are sub-let to third parties. Look’s nearly 600 stores in the UK for potential closure, along with six further sites which are sub-let to third parties.

Paul Hastings’ leading restructuring and finance practices continue to receive recognition for their work, including being named "Finance Team of the Year" at The Lawyer Awards 2018, where the team was recognized particularly for work on the high-profile £700 million capital raising plan for the Co-operative Bank.

The firm was also named "Restructuring Team of the Year" at the British Legal Awards in 2016 and highly commended in the same category in 2017; was highly commended in the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Europe 2018 and commended in 2017; was shortlisted for "Restructuring Team of the Year" and "Finance Team of the Year" at The Lawyer Awards 2017; for "Restructuring Firm of the Year" at the IFLR Europe Awards in 2018 and 2017; and for "Restructuring Team of the Year" at the Legal Business Awards in 2017.

The Paul Hastings team representing New Look was led by partner David Ereira and included partners Peter Schwartz, Edward Holmes, and Conor Downey and associates Valean Gherendi, Carlos Ruiz, and Saffi Rayman.

At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.