Luc A Despins
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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(212) 318-6001Share profile
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About
Provided by Luc A Despins
Practice Areas
Luc Despins is a partner in the Financial Restructuring Group at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Despins is a bankruptcy practitioner with over 30 years of experience representing debtors and creditors in some of the most high-profile and complex restructuring matters. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading financial restructuring lawyers and has been cited numerous times for his role in major bankruptcies.
Personal
LL.L. (1981) and LL.B. (1982), University of Ottawa and LL.M., Harvard Law School, 1985.
Chambers Review
USA
Luc Despins acts for both creditors and debtors in complex restructuring matters, with notable experience in municipal bankruptcies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Few bankruptcy lawyers have as much tenacity, creativity and credibility as Luc Despins."
"Luc is fantastic. He is smart, creative, tireless and confident."
"Luc is a smart lawyer and is very good at handling creditors' committees, and at translating bankruptcy concepts."
"Few bankruptcy lawyers have as much tenacity, creativity and credibility as Luc Despins."
"Luc is fantastic. He is smart, creative, tireless and confident."
"Luc is a smart lawyer and is very good at handling creditors' committees, and at translating bankruptcy concepts."