Profile
Adam Potter is an associate in the Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice based in London. Adam has experience acting for financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and large corporates across a wide range of domestic and cross border restructuring matters, including formal insolvency processes and debt restructuring procedures such as the Part 26A Restructuring Plan.
Capabilities
Experience
- Acted for River Island, the prominent design and fashion retail chain on its successful financial and leasehold estate restructuring, implemented by way of a Part 26A Restructuring Plan.
- Acted for the administrators in relation to the sale of the business and assets of Camm & Hooper, an events and restaurants company on a pre-packaged administration sale, resulting in the rescue of circa 70 jobs.
- Acted for Harland & Wolff and its administrators on a pre-packaged administration sale of its business and certain assets to Navantia UK Ltd – a deal which saw over 1000 jobs being saved and the preservation of the historic Harland & Wolff name.
- Prezzo Restaurants, representation of a large UK casual dining chain in its landmark Part 26A restructuring plan involving the compromise of landlord claims, tax and local authority debts and other secured and unsecured creditor claims.
Recognition & Leadership
- Volunteer, Citizens Advice, 2019
Credentials
Education
- LPC, with distinction, University of Law, 2021
- M.Sc., Law, Business and Management, with distinction, University of Law, 2021
- GDL, with distinction, University of Law, 2020
- B.A., Business Studies, first class honors, University of Plymouth, 2019
Admissions
- England and Wales