Tim Lees

About My Work

As a Partner at Clifford Chance, I specialise in high-value, complex, and cross-border restructurings, insolvencies, and special situations.

My expertise covers a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions, including the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I have successfully represented clients in landmark cases involving novel legal frameworks and strategies, such as the first ever use of administration and deeds of company arrangement in ADGM, and the first ever use of a UK restructuring plan. I am passionate about finding creative and effective solutions for my clients, and delivering exceptional results in complex and uncertain scenarios.

Notable Experience

  • Advising the creditors' committee to NMC Healthcare Ltd on its over USD 7 billion restructuring by way of the first ever administration and deed of company arrangement in Abu Dhabi Global Markets.
  • Advising Codere on its EUR 1.15 billion 2020 restructuring by way of scheme of arrangement, and its EUR 1.2 billion 2021 restructuring by way of consent solicitation.
  • Advising the largest lessor to Virgin Atlantic on the airline's GBP 1.2 billion 2020 financial restructuring by way of the first ever UK restructuring plan.
  • Advising an alternative investment manager, as mezzanine lender, in relation to the financial restructuring and sale of a household name UK hotel group.

Education

  • University of Nottingham (BA (Hons)) 2009
  • University of Birmingham (G.Dip Legal Studies) 2010
  • BPP (Legal Practice Course) 2011

Specific Areas of Focus

  • Administrations
  • Company Reorganisations
  • Contentious Insolvency
  • Corporate Insolvency
  • Corporate Recovery
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Sectors

  • Banks
  • Credit Funds
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Sponsors
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Geographic Focus

  • Asia
  • Cross Border
  • Europe
  • Global
  • International
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Year Qualified/Year of Call

2013

Employment History

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • White & Case LLP