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About Frank Clarke
- Frank advises clients on contentious matters including commercial and financial litigation, insolvency and restructuring matters, and corporate and regulatory investigations.
- Frank trained at Freshfields and has spent time on secondment to our Frankfurt office.
Recent work
- Advising the joint administrators of Gibraltar insurer Elite Insurance Company Limited
- Advising the joint administrators of Debenhams
- Adviding Tele Columbus AG on its refinancing transaction including by way of an English scheme of arrangement
- Advising Four Seasons Healthcare in connection with its restructuring
- Advising ED&F Man on its restructuring plan, including cross-class cramdown and amendment to shareholder articles
- Advising the joint administrators of the Arcadia Group entities
- Advising Credit Suisse on its exposure to the Greensill Group
- Advising a major corporate in shareholder litigation in the English High Court arising out of a profit overstatement
- Advising Equitable Life on its scheme of arrangment and linked sale to Utmost Life and Pensions
- Acting for Volvo/Renault Trucks in the co-ordination of its Europe-wide defence of claims arising from the European Commission's decision relating to the trucks industry
- Advising directors of a well-known retailer on investigations by The Pensions Regulator and the Insolvency Service
- Advising various clients in relation to investigations by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Reporting Council
Qualifications
University of Edinburgh, LLM
University of Bristol, LLB