Devi Shah

Devi Shah

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Praxis
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  • Advising in relation to the insolvency/restructuring of various RMBS vehicles, including Edeus and Victoria Mortgages.
  • Advising Nationwide Building Society on a number of property related restructurings including on complex cross-border and tax-driven restructuring solutions.
  • Advised major property market lenders on enforcement options in relation to cross-border property finance transactions, including in relation to proposed English administrations of offshore vehicles on the basis that COMI is in this jurisdiction.
  • Advised UK high street lender in relation to potential good bank/bad bank solutions for problem loans/assets.
  • Acting for a number of major financial institutions in relation to the Lehman group and Icelandic banks.
  • Acted for Trustees of the Woolworths pension scheme in connection with the collapse of that group.
  • Advising the liquidator of NewCap Reinsurance Corporation on a complex cross border application for enforcement of an Australian preference judgment.
  • Advised the liquidators of the Guernsey hedge fund Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited on cross border insolvency issues.
  • Represented Trustees of the Northern Rock pension scheme on the implications of the range of alternatives for the future of the bank.
  • Advised on various proposed restructurings involving companies with pension deficit liabilities including through deploying a company voluntary arrangement or above PPF level compromise with trustees.
  • Advised administrators of the reinsurance broker Park London Limited (partners in KPMG) on all aspects of the administration, including business sales and on the impact of the CASS rules.
  • Advised the Trustees of the P&O pension scheme on a high-profile, ground-breaking buy-in deal with Paternoster.
  • Acted for a leading UK reinsurer (part of a large multinational group) on two proposed solvent schemes of arrangement, one involving a pool of reinsurers, including in relation to a proposed US Chapter 15 recognition application.
  • Represented Fleet National Bank as security agent in relation to the proposed restructurings of a multinational group, including in relation to enforcement of Chapter 11 stay and discharge of debts in the UK, and coordinating European insolvency and restructuring advice.
  • Advised Interoute Telecommunications Group on its restructuring.
  • Represented liquidators of a company which operated a pyramid selling scheme, including advice on actions against directors, antecedent transactions and asset recovery.
  • Advised on duties and potential liability issues arising in the context of an African Gold mine restructuring.
  • Advised a global cargo group in relation to the collapse of Swissair group, encompassing cross-border insolvency, jurisdiction and set-off issues.
  • Advised Bank of America in proceedings brought against it by the liquidators of BCCI.

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