John M Marsden
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)
Senior Statespeople
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Provided by John M Marsden
Practice Areas
John Marsden is a partner of Mayer Brown and co-leads the Global Restructuring practice. He represents clients in a wide range of matters in the commercial and corporate context. His assignments have included financing transactions, non-performing loan disposals and corporate restructurings. John has provided advice in such large-scale restructurings or insolvencies as Asia Pulp and Paper, Pacific Andes, the Moulin Group, TMT and Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, all of which are multi-jurisdictional transactions. John was placed into the Shanghai office for three years during which time he was involved with a number of substantial property acquisition and financing transactions.
John has been named a Band 1 Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific (2013-2021), Market Leader in Restructuring and Insolvency by IFLR1000 (2018-2023) and Leading Lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency by IFLR1000 (2010-2017). Chambers Asia Pacific (2018) described John as he provides an “aggressive and punchy service, but is very commercial too”. John is also recognised as one of the 120 “Asia Best Lawyers” by IFLR1000 (2019-2021).
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
John Marsden heads Mayer Brown's restructuring practice. He regularly works for banks, liquidators and receivers on high-profile and multi-jurisdictional restructurings and insolvencies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is thoughtful, practical and thorough in his advice and observations. His experience and knowledge underpin his status as a good sounding board."
"John is very experienced, knowledgeable, and resourceful in coming up with timely solutions. I have no reservation working with him."
"John is very experienced, liked by clients and is the go-to lawyer for restructuring and insolvency matters."
"John is thoughtful, practical and thorough in his advice and observations. His experience and knowledge underpin his status as a good sounding board."
"John is very experienced, knowledgeable, and resourceful in coming up with timely solutions. I have no reservation working with him."
"John is very experienced, liked by clients and is the go-to lawyer for restructuring and insolvency matters."
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