Practice concentrates on financial restructurings and insolvencies.
Advises on U.K. and cross-border matters.
Recognized for restructuring and insolvency by Chambers UK, The Legal 500 UK and IFLR 1000.

Lois represents noteholders, bondholders and other creditor groups on domestic and cross-border restructurings, insolvencies and special situations. She has a particular focus on advising institutional investors and large groups of par and secondary investors in both the private and public debt markets.

Lois is ranked as a leading restructuring/insolvency lawyer in Chambers UK. Clients describe Lois as “an all-round excellent lawyer with a calm demeanour, even in testing situations. She is in the detail but also adept at distilling down key issues for clients and presenting solutions.” Lois is also ranked in Legal 500 UK as a top-tier lawyer for corporate restructuring and was included the UK Lawyer’s Hot 100 2025.

Representative Work

Petrofac: Counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders on the contested financial restructuring of the UK-based engineering, construction and energy transition company pursuant to a Part 26A restructuring plan.
Atalian SAS: Counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders of the French-headquartered services business in connection with its restructuring transactions.
Tullow Oil Plc: Counsel to the ad hoc group of bondholders of the UK-headquartered oil exploration company in connection with its consensual A&E transaction.
Senior TLB Lenders: Counsel to the lenders in relation to a confidential recapitalisation transaction of a UK leisure business via a consensual debt for equity swap.
Parks of Poland: Counsel to the senior lenders in connection with the consensual recapitalisation.
Covis Pharma: Counsel to the ad hoc group of first lien lenders, in connection with the out-of-court recapitalisation transaction.
Consolis Group: Counsel to Bain Capital in relation to the fully consensual and comprehensive recapitalisation transaction undertaken by the Group.
Schoeller Allibert: Counsel to Schoeller Allibert in connection with its consensual recapitalisation transaction.
Keter Group: Counsel to PSP as PIK Lender and shareholder in connection with the refinancing of the outdoor storage solutions and furniture group.
Vue Cinemas: Counsel to OMERS in relation to the fully consensual restructuring of the cinema group.

Lifeways: Counsel to OMERS in relation to the residential care homes business restructure pursuant to a Part 26A restructuring plan.
Noble Trading Co: Counsel to the ad hoc group of senior secured bondholders of the Group on a debt-for-equity swap effected pursuant to a security enforcement via a BVI receivership.
Premier Oil: Counsel to the ad hoc group of creditors in connection with the merger of Premier Oil with Chrysaor Holdings Limited and the restructuring of Premier Oil’s $2.7 billion of debt pursuant to a Part 26A restructuring plan.
Noble Group: Counsel to the ad hoc group of senior creditors on the Group’s new financing and debt-for-equity swap, involving parallel schemes of arrangement in the UK and Bermuda and a “light tough” Bermuda provisional liquidation.
Avanti Communications: Counsel to the secured bondholders of the UK-listed satellite operator, in connection with a two-phase financial restructuring, including a debt-for-equity swap implemented pursuant to an English law scheme of arrangement.
Iona Energy: Counsel to the company in connection with the financial restructuring and administration of the energy group.
Imtech Capital: Counsel to the noteholders on the restructuring and bankruptcy of the Dutch technical services business.
Cory Environmental: Counsel to the senior lender on the restructuring of the Cory Group implemented via an English scheme of arrangement.
Seadrill New Finance: Counsel to the ad hoc group of senior bondholders in relation to the financial restructuring of the offshore drilling contractor.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Education
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2008
PGDL, BPP University Law School, England, 2007
M.A., University of Cambridge, 2005

Bar Admissions
Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions

Chambers UK, B5 for Restructuring/Insolvency.
The Legal 500 UK, Next Generation Partner for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency.
IFLR 1000 UK, Notable Practitioner for Restructuring & Insolvency.
IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2025, UK
Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars, United Kingdom - Restructuring and Insolvency, 2020 and 2021.
IFLR European Awards, Restructuring and Insolvency Rising Star, 2019.

Affiliations and Public Service

Member, 100 Women in Finance.
Member, Association of Business Recovery Professionals.
Member, Insolvency Lawyers’ Association.
Member, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation.

Speeches and Publications

“Reflections and Insights: Ad Hoc Committees in Financial Restructurings,” Akin Gump Webinar in association with GRR and Lexology, March 2022.
“The Restructuring Plan – Update on Themes and Market Trends,” ELFA and Akin Gump Webinar, November 2021.
“Post Brexit European Recognition of Restructuring and Insolvency Procedures – Views from Across the Channel,” IWIRC London and IWIRC European Network Virtual Be Informed Event, April 2021.
“An Update on UK Schemes of Arrangement and the new Restructuring Plan,” ELFA and Akin Gump Webinar, March 2021.
Presentation on “Schemes of Arrangement,” ACIC Webinar, June 2020.