Paul Hastings Continues Growth in London with Restructuring Partner

November 02, 2017

London – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that restructuring partner David Manson will be joining the London office. He joins from White & Case where he was a partner. His arrival follows last year’s addition of industry leader David Ereira.

“David’s expertise and relationships will be an asset to our growing London restructuring practice,” said Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “He has played a major role on some of the most challenging global cross-border restructurings and our lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic are looking forward to working with him.”

Manson regularly advises banks, noteholders, funds, insolvency practitioners, and companies on all aspects of domestic and cross-border restructuring transactions, as well as assisting them with as a broad range of finance matters.

Paul Hastings has taken a leading role in several of the most high-profile restructurings in the last year, including the complex and innovative restructurings of the Co-operative Bank, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, and Petroceltic.

Paul Hastings’ leading restructuring and finance practices continue to receive recognition for their work, including being named ‘Restructuring Team of the Year’ at the 2016 British Legal Awards and commended in the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers Report 2017. The firm was shortlisted for ‘Restructuring Team of the Year’ and ‘Finance Team of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2017, as well as for ‘Restructuring Team of the Year’ at the IFLR Europe Awards 2017, the Legal Business Awards 2017, and the upcoming 2017 British Legal Awards.

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.