Peter Newman is head of Skadden’s European corporate restructuring practice. Newman advises companies, boards of directors, sponsors, creditors and creditor groups, acquirers and other stakeholders on large and complex restructurings, liability management exercises, business or asset sales, bankruptcies, insolvencies and associated disputes in jurisdictions around the world. He also counsels investors on structuring and restructuring private credit transactions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2026 | Corporate Restructuring |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2025 | Corporate Restructuring |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2024 | Corporate Restructuring |
Newman is recommended by Lawdragon as one of its 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. He is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, where he teaches a course on cross-border restructuring, serves as the editor of the Restructuring Review, has authored numerous publications and is a regular speaker on restructuring-related topics. Newman also is a member of Chatham House: The Royal Institute for International Affairs and recently concluded a term membership with the Council on Foreign Relations.
Representative experience includes advising:
- CFG Investment S.A.C. in connection with its English restructuring plan
- CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. and affiliates on their restructuring pursuant to provisional liquidation and schemes of arrangement in Bermuda and associated Chapter 15 recognition cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- a U.S.-listed automotive technology business in connection with a business combination
- an investment fund on the sale of its post-reorganization equity ownership in a retail insurance business
- advising E-House (China) Enterprise Holdings Limited on its Cayman scheme of arrangement and Chapter 15 recognition proceedings
- an ad hoc group of noteholders of an Italian ferry business
- an ad hoc group of noteholders of Avation plc on its restructuring
- an ad hoc group of noteholders of Voyager Aviation on its restructuring
- an offshore drilling business on multiple refinancings and capital raises
- an ad hoc group of noteholders in the restructuring of Swissport, an international flight services and baggage handling group
- a prospective strategic acquirer of an oil and gas exploration business
- the board of directors of a U.K./U.S. luxury furniture retailer on crisis management issues and emergency fundraising arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
- the board of directors of a global sports media business on crisis management issues and emergency fundraising arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
- the bond trustee on behalf of the bondholders of African Minerals Limited (in administration) in connection with the administration and a creditor scheme of arrangement