Sam has both a deep restructuring skill set and broad finance expertise. He advises clients on complex financial restructurings and workouts of distressed bonds, securitisations, private placement notes and loans across a range of sectors and jurisdictions. He acts for bondholders, lenders, private placement noteholders, ad hoc committees, sponsors, issuers as well as other stakeholders across the capital structure. He also advises credit and alternative investment funds on special-situation financings.

Representative Work

Alpha Bank S.A.: Represented Alpha Bank S.A. on its disposal of a €0.41 billion portfolio of corporate non-performing loans to an entity financed by funds managed by Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Fortress Credit Corp.
Fortenova: Counsel to Fortenova Group a food producer and retailer in Croatia and the surrounding region, on issues arising from the existence of sanctioned Russian debt and equity holders in its capital structure.
intu Metrocentre: Counsel to the ad hoc committee of bondholders in relation to the restructuring of the CMBS issued by intu Metrocentre Finance plc.
Ferroglobe: Represented a key stakeholder in relation to the restructuring of bonds issued by Ferroglobe plc, one of the world’s leading suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based and manganese-based specialty alloys and ferroalloys,
Fairhold Securitisation Limited: Advised Fairhold Securitisation Limited in connection with the £1 billion restructuring of its distressed securitisation structure.
Lehman Brothers: Counsel to the liquidators of Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V. in connection with the partial wind-down of its debt issuance programmes.

General Healthcare Group: Advised a group of junior creditors on the restructuring and subsequent disposal of the General Healthcare Group, a leading independent health care services provider in the UK.
Norske Skog: Represented the senior secured noteholders in connection with a financial restructuring of Norske Skog, a Norwegian paper production group.
Interserve: Lead counsel to the private placement noteholders on the financial restructuring of Interserve plc, a UK based support services and construction company.
NPLs: Counsel to a number of banks and investors on a range of NPL portfolio sales and securitisations.
Securitisations: Counsel to a number of UK and cross-border investors, arrangers, issuers, swap counterparties, private placement noteholders and other stakeholders on structured finance, securitisation and whole business securitisation transactions.

Education
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2006
P.G.D.L., BPP University Law School, England, 2005
M.A., University of Oxford, 2003

Bar Admissions
Solicitor, England and Wales

Recognitions

The Legal 500 UK, Securitisation, 2019, Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans, 2021, Finance: Debt Capital Markets, 2020-2021, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency, 2024.

Speeches and Publications