About Paul Leake

Paul Leake is global head of Skadden’s corporate restructuring practice and has led numerous large and complex US and cross-border corporate restructurings. He represents debtors, commercial banks, bank groups, distressed investment funds, noteholder committees, official creditors’ committees, unsecured creditors and distressed investors in all forms of corporate restructurings. His areas of focus include advising US and transnational businesses on Chapter 11 reorganisations and liquidations, out-of-court restructurings, secured financings, distressed acquisitions and investments in troubled companies in industries such as healthcare, oil and gas, travel, retail, mining, airlines, aerospace, energy, shipping, publishing, telecoms, satellite communications and real estate.


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