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About
Provided by Julian Cahn
Practice Areas
Julian is an insolvency and dispute resolution specialist, with extensive experience of proceedings across a broad range of industries and sectors.
Julian’s insolvency practice covers both corporate and personal insolvency. He acts for insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors, directors, and all other stakeholders in the insolvency process, with a focus on court driven and contentious insolvency matters.
He is part of Stephenson Harwood’s Chambers-ranked Tier 1 personal insolvency practice (he is also individually ranked by Chambers), which revolves around advising in relation to insolvent individuals with multi-million pound debts and global assets.
Julian sits on the technical committee of R3, the trade association for the insolvency and restructuring profession in the UK.
Recent instructions include acting for the Liquidators of Rangers Football Club; for Receivers appointed by the Court following an application made by Deutsche Bank, as judgment creditor for US$235 million plus interest, in light of the decision of Mr Justice Cooke in Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc; and for the Trustees in Bankruptcy of Boris Becker.
Julian also advises in relation to commercial disputes across a broad range of industries and sectors. This includes both domestic proceedings, as well as international and cross-border litigation strategies.
Chambers Review
UK
Julian Cahn is noted for his strong contentious practice and is experienced in acting for creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners. He is well placed to act on large bankruptcies, including those with elements of asset tracing and fraud.
Julian Cahn is head of the restructuring and insolvency department at Stephenson Harwood and has a highly regarded contentious insolvency focus. He acts for all insolvency stakeholders and has strong cross-jurisdictional expertise.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julian is a real details person. He is a tenacious and effective litigator who always has a good sense of his client's interests and how to get those within the confines of the proceedings."
"Julian is a very careful lawyer who is able to nail down everything in a case. He is very creative and has a good eye for a tactical approach."
"Julian is a go-to lawyer for insolvency litigation. He does all the worrying for his client and really thinks through all the angles to prepare for everything."
"Julian is a bankruptcy expert. He is technical and very approachable.He is knowledgeable in all aspects and can be relied upon for technical expertise."
"Julian Cahn is a go-to lawyer and a great insolvency litigator. He does all the worrying for his client and thinks through all the angles to provide well-rounded advice."
"Julian is a real details person. He is a tenacious and effective litigator who always has a good sense of his client's interests and how to get those within the confines of the proceedings."
"Julian is a very careful lawyer who is able to nail down everything in a case. He is very creative and has a good eye for a tactical approach."
"Julian is a go-to lawyer for insolvency litigation. He does all the worrying for his client and really thinks through all the angles to prepare for everything."
"Julian is a bankruptcy expert. He is technical and very approachable.He is knowledgeable in all aspects and can be relied upon for technical expertise."
"Julian Cahn is a go-to lawyer and a great insolvency litigator. He does all the worrying for his client and thinks through all the angles to provide well-rounded advice."
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