Adam Plainer
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Adam Plainer
Practice Areas
Adam Plainer, co-chair of Dechert’s global financial restructuring group, represents leading accounting firms, UK clearing banks, U.S. investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms and corporate boards of directors in large-scale, complex restructurings and reorganizations.
Mr. Plainer has extensive experiencing advising distressed investors, junior and senior lenders and top insolvency practitioners on a wide range of high-profile restructurings, including contingency planning and formal insolvencies. His representations include leading the team advising KPMG as joint administrators in the landmark case of MF Global UK’s special administration, which was highlighted as a top restructuring matter twice at the Legal Business Awards and The Lawyer Awards. In addition, Mr. Plainer is also highly experienced representing clients in distressed mergers and acquisitions matters.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Plainer was the co-head of another international firm’s London restructuring practice. He was also the past president of the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (ILA) and the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) UK.
Chambers Review
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Adam Plainer is co-chair of Dechert's global financial restructuring group. He is adept at acting for both creditor and debtor-side clients on cross-border restructurings. He is particularly noted for his expert handling of distressed M&A.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adam has a good grasp of the law and brings a commercial instinct that goes beyond what the law provides. He brings business judgement and a commercial sensibility to his guidance."
"Adam is a unique lawyer who is commercial and gets right down in the trench with the client."
"Adam is consistently strong and commercial."
"Adam has a good grasp of the law and brings a commercial instinct that goes beyond what the law provides. He brings business judgement and a commercial sensibility to his guidance."
"Adam is a unique lawyer who is commercial and gets right down in the trench with the client."
"Adam is consistently strong and commercial."