David Towers
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by David Towers
Practice Areas
David Towers specialises in complex and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases. He regularly advises banks, alternative capital providers, debtors, trustees and insolvency practitioners.
David is the Africa Practice Leader for Restructuring.
Career
Sheffield University (LLB) 2002
Joined Clifford Chance 2003
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005
Partner since 2014
Chambers Review
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David Towers has experience advising on both the creditor and debtor sides of mandates, with particular expertise in the representation of banks and alternative lenders. He co-heads Clifford Chance's South Africa practice and regularly advises clients on deals in Southern Africa.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is a strong technical lawyer with good commercial awareness and communication skills. He understands the commercial compromises that clients need to make, and his advice reflects that."
"David is technically excellent, highly commercial and a real leader in complex restructuring situations."
"David does a great job in restructurings and has excellent negotiation skills which help when moving towards a solution that can be acceptable to a large group of stakeholders."
"David is a strong technical lawyer with good commercial awareness and communication skills. He understands the commercial compromises that clients need to make, and his advice reflects that."
"David is technically excellent, highly commercial and a real leader in complex restructuring situations."
"David does a great job in restructurings and has excellent negotiation skills which help when moving towards a solution that can be acceptable to a large group of stakeholders."