Gibson Dunn Bolsters Restructuring Practice with Partner Hire in London
Firm News | January 18, 2024
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Stevens—who was an associate at the firm from 2011 to 2015— will rejoin the firm as a partner in its Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group in London.
Commenting on the addition, Scott Greenberg, Global Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group, said: “2023 was an extremely busy year in the restructuring space, and 2024 shows no signs of slowing down. Lisa’s addition bolsters our practice and capabilities in the UK, and continues to make our practice a destination for new and existing clients in the US, and across the UK, Europe and Asia.”
Ali Nikpay, Co-Partner in Charge of Gibson Dunn’s London office, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lisa back to the firm. Our office has been growing and expanding our offerings to support our clients. Lisa’s talent and skills are an excellent complement to our platform.”
Lisa’s arrival is another step in the expansion of Gibson Dunn’s premier restructuring practice, following the arrival in 2023 of partners Lee Wilson and Joe Zujkowski in New York, and Chad Nichols in Houston.
About Lisa Stevens
Lisa advises clients on complex cross-border restructuring and special situations transactions. She has deep experience as a leveraged finance lawyer and with cross-border financing structurings involving loans and bonds. Her clients include capital solutions funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, other large asset managers and corporates. She earned her Bachelor of Laws from the University College, London.
About the Gibson Dunn Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group
The Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group brings extensive experience to companies in financial distress, their creditors and investors, and parties interested in investing in distressed debt and equity, such as hedge funds, private equity funds and financial institutions. The firm excels in the innovative use of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to implement restructuring of highly complicated, multijurisdictional, non-U.S. companies, and is a leader in U.S., European, and cross-border insolvencies and workouts. The group is well-known for crafting cutting-edge and practical solutions, including complex out-of-court workouts and in-court restructuring. Gibson Dunn was named in the Global Restructuring Review GRR 100 2023, the annual guide to “the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvencies.”