• Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
• qualified in England & Wales

Advising / acting for:

• Senior secured lenders and co-ordinating committees of lenders - on the financial restructuring of major international shipping and/or offshore groups.
• The indenture trustee - on the English schemes of arrangement for the US-based syncreon Group.
• Citigroup and other lenders - on the US$2.2bn restructuring of the NYSE listed Danaos Group.
• A UK-based international infrastructure group - on refinancing its working capital, asset finance and bonding facilities.
• Certain foreign landlords - on the CVA and administration of a retail group.
• The administrators of an oil tanker group - including on the sale of assets and exit from administration.
• A Middle Eastern conglomerate - on its multi-billion dollar debt restructuring.
• A European export credit agency - on the global restructuring of Abengoa S.A..
• Senior lenders - on restructuring and subsequent administration of an offshore supply group, including the sale of a bespoke pipe-laying vessel and equipment.
• A lender - on the restructuring of its exposure to a commodity client, including application for summary judgment in the English High Court and enforcement of security across Europe.
• A European bank - in the US Chapter 11 proceedings of Excel Maritime.
• The senior lenders - on the financial restructuring and recapitalization of an international packaging group listed on the Athens stock exchange.
• The restructuring of a number of energy supply companies.