Hong Kong (LAWFUEL) – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Graham Ridler will be leading the firm’s insolvency practice in Hong Kong. Graham, a leading insolvency lawyer with significant international and Asia expertise, joins the office as a Consultant and a member of the Asia Debt and Corporate Restructuring team. His practice focuses on international and cross-border corporate debt restructuring, advising institutional creditors, ad hoc creditors’ committees, insolvency practitioners, debtor companies and directors on a range of contentious and consensual restructuring and insolvency matters.
Graham brings extensive knowledge of international and cross-border insolvency matters to DLA Piper, drawing on extensive experience with major law firms in both the UK and Hong Kong. His experience includes leading the bank recoveries unit at a major international law firm, large bankruptcy cases involving public and private examinations, search and seizures and prosecutions for fraud. Graham’s expertise spans Asia, having advised clients with business interests in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan as well as Korea. He has worked extensively with major accounting firms and international banks. Graham joins DLA Piper from BHP LLP, a UK law firm.
“We have been reinforcing our insolvency and restructuring services as the impact of the economic downturn spreads. Graham’s appointment is integral to our strategy of providing the best business and legal advice to support clients during these challenging times,” said Christopher Clarke, Hong Kong Managing Partner of DLA Piper. “His expertise across Asian and international markets, as well as a diverse range of companies, will be a great asset to the practice and clients.”
“We see strong demand for senior restructuring legal counsel in the region. As more and more clients seek insolvency, restructuring and recovery related advice, we want to have the strongest team in place to provide this crucial support for the business community,” said Alastair Da Costa, Asia Managing Director of DLA Piper. “Already our Asia team plays a vital role in our global restructuring practice which is one of the largest groups of specialist restructuring lawyers in the world. Graham adds further strength to our corporate restructuring credentials in Asia. We look forward to his involvement in the advancement of our practice.”
“DLA Piper has an excellent reputation in the region and a group of lawyers with the abilities to achieve its vision to build a leading international practice,” said Graham. “The team acts for many of the key players within the market and I am looking forward to growing my practice with this respected team of talents.”
Graham is a solicitor in England & Wales. He earned his LLB from the University of Leicester, UK.
