Andrew J O Wilkinson
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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Practice Areas
Andrew is the senior partner in Weil’s European Restructuring team and Co-Head of the London Restructuring practice. He has over 30 years restructuring experience as a lawyer in private practice and banker advising bondholder groups, other lenders and large corporates and governments on debt restructuring. His experience includes many significant public, creditor and private company restructurings across Europe, representing debtors on major restructurings, working on securitisations and structured deals, financial institution restructurings and insolvencies, and advising government bodies and financial institutions. He pioneered the use of schemes of arrangement for high yield bond restructurings in Europe. Before joining Weil, Andrew was European Head and co-Head of Restructuring at Goldman Sachs.
Chambers Review
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Andrew Wilkinson is co-head of the firm's London restructuring practice and has a wealth of experience advising corporates and financial institutions on restructuring and insolvency matters. He is particularly adroit at advising on high-value cross-border mandates.
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"Andrew is unparalleled in terms of experience, commercial acumen and technical expertise. He is a hard worker and delivers excellent service in an approachable, user-friendly and pragmatic manner."
"Andrew has a highly credible restructuring practice. He is a calming influence in situations and is good at getting the right outcome. He is helpful in complex deals."
"Andrew is unparalleled in terms of experience, commercial acumen and technical expertise. He is a hard worker and delivers excellent service in an approachable, user-friendly and pragmatic manner."
"Andrew has a highly credible restructuring practice. He is a calming influence in situations and is good at getting the right outcome. He is helpful in complex deals."