Joe Bannister

Advising on a number of insurer insolvencies and solvent schemes of arrangement including Orion, HIH and St Helens Trust.

Advising the Icelandic Government in relation to Icelandic financial crisis including on the reorganisations of Iceland's three principal banks.

Acting for the pension fund trustees of Nortel Networks UK Limited in their claims for financial support directions in the UK, U.S., EMEA and Canada.

Advising the trustees of the defined benefit pension scheme of a quoted food manufacturing group at all stages in the renegotiation of the group’s banking facilities.

Advising the administrators of Lehman Brothers Holdings Limited in the Waterfall III proceedings on distribution of surplus assets and settlement of intercompany claims.

Advising Ford Motor Company on the successful resourcing funding and sale of an Indian UK and European supplier group through a pre packaged administration

Advising as UK counsel to ISTC plc, an investor in Tier 1 bank capital, in its Irish examinership.

Acting as UK counsel to IBRC in relation to its exposure to the Quinn group.

Advising a leading bank and other financial creditors on its position as a counterparty to Lehman Brothers' entities.

UK counsel to the provisional liquidators of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (Isle of Man) Limited advising on a proposed Isle of Man scheme of arrangement

Advising the senior syndicate in relation to the restructuring of the Pearl Group.

Advising the administrators in relation to the Luminar Group and advising the investors and administrators in the Nicole Fahri group sale and rescue.

Advising the Indenture Trustee on the restructuring of New York law notes issued by Magyar Telecom through an English law Scheme of Arrangement

Advising IFC as a lender to the Armajaro Commodities group, including negotiations with the prospective buyers, review of sale documents and advice on recoveries

Advising a creditor on the protection of its rights in relation to the LDK Solar group schemes of arrangement, in both Hong Kong and Cayman

Advising a major Asian and international bank in investigation and recovery proceedings relating to Hong Kong and BVI assets of a high profile Taiwanese national

Acting for a major Asian international bank in relation to its exposure to an Indonesian mining group and an Indian industrial conglomerate.

Advising a major motor manufacturer as a creditor of Collins & Aikman, Wagon PLC, Visteon Group and other distressed suppliers.

UK counsel to the Official Committee of Asbestos Creditors in the formulation of company voluntary arrangements for Turner & Newall Limited and its subsidiaries.