Linklaters strengthens German Restructuring & Insolvency practice with the appointment of Riaz Janjuah
Linklaters is pleased to welcome Riaz Janjuah, a market-leading expert in restructuring and insolvency (R&I), who bolsters the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice in Germany as a partner in its Hamburg office.
Riaz specialises in advising on complex national and global restructurings and insolvencies. He has extensive experience in cross-border corporate R&I work and has been significantly involved in major restructuring mandates in Germany. Riaz specialises in the financial restructuring of companies in the context of negotiations, restructuring plans and international restructuring instruments.
Riaz began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Hamburg in 2005 and joined White & Case as a partner in 2014. Riaz joins Linklaters effective September 1, 2024.
"We are pleased to welcome Riaz to the Linklaters team. With his many years of experience and extensive expertise across both banking and corporate, we are strengthening our team in a strategically important area," says Dr Kurt Dittrich, Senior Partner for Linklaters Germany.
"As we see an uptick in restructurings driven by a prolonged period of market volatility, we are excited to welcome Riaz to our leading global team," adds Nick Le Masurier, Global Co-Head of Restructuring & Insolvency at Linklaters. “Our practice is ideally positioned to provide our clients with comprehensive, cross-border support on their most complex and pressing matters. Riaz will play a key part in this, drawing on his wealth of experience across the R&I landscape.”
"The current economic uncertainty, increasing corporate debt and supply chain disruptions continue to lead to an increase in restructurings and insolvencies. With his expertise, Riaz will be an excellent addition to our strengths in advising our global clients in all major industries,” says Dr Sabine Vorwerk, Partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency practice at Linklaters.
“The strength of Linklaters’ global platform is a very attractive draw as clients look for solutions to increasingly complex, cross-border R&I matters. As part of Linklaters’ well renowned Restructuring & Insolvency team, I look forward to advising clients on their most pressing mandates," says Riaz Janjuah.
Linklaters top-tier global Restructuring & Insolvency practice handles the world’s most challenging and significant R&I matters, across a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions. This includes advising: Crédit Agricole CIB on the cross-border restructuring of McDermott International; Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners on the equity injection and debt extension of Tele Columbus AG; Naviera Armas Group on its comprehensive restructuring; China Aoyuan Group on the successful restructuring of its US$7.3bn offshore debt; the take private and EUR10bn restructuring of Steinhoff; and the ad hoc group of creditors on Sunac China’s US$10.2bn offshore debt restructuring, to name a few.
The practice is highly ranked by Chambers around the world.
