Devi Shah
UK Guide 2025
Band 6 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Devi Shah
Practice Areas
With 25+years' experience, Devi Shah advises on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency and has a particular interest in international and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters, as well as pensions- and insurance-related restructurings. She has worked on high-profile transactions across a range of sectors including retail, energy, mining, real estate, insurance, financial services and automotive. Devi's broad practice spans pre-investment structuring advice; restructuring and enforcement options analysis; transactional, out of court restructurings including schemes of arrangement and consensual deals utilizing inter-creditor mechanics; as well as advising on formal insolvency appointment and contentious matters, such as investigations, clawback claims and the use of statutory information-gathering powers. She has led on matters in this area across all levels of the courts in the UK, including in the Supreme Court.
Chambers Review
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Devi Shah is co-head of the London restructuring practice at Mayer Brown and is noted for her strong representation of lenders and insolvency practitioners, among other clients. She regularly advises clients on cross-border matters, with particular expertise in pensions and insurance restructurings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Devi is very experienced and great at dealing with clients in crisis. She is a solid planner and is outcome-oriented."
"Devi is well known for her leading expertise in the restructuring pensions space."
"Devi is experienced and thorough."
"Devi is very experienced and great at dealing with clients in crisis. She is a solid planner and is outcome-oriented."
"Devi is well known for her leading expertise in the restructuring pensions space."
"Devi is experienced and thorough."
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