Rebecca Hennis

Of Counsel, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Rebecca is an experienced member of CMS’ contentious insolvency team, which is part of the firm’s award-winning restructuring and insolvency group. As a specialist litigator, Rebecca combines technical insolvency knowledge together with experience of dealing with contentious issues in both domestic and cross-border insolvency contexts.

Rebecca often works with other CMS offices on complex, cross-order collapses and is regularly appointed to act for office-holders on general issues with respect to stressed/distressed entities, dealing with claims against former directors, advising on the exercise of office-holders’ statutory powers (including applications under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986), obtaining recognition of proceedings abroad, investigating retention of title claims and antecedent transactions and the like; all with the ultimate aim of bringing more recoveries into the estate.

Rebecca also acts for creditors, debtors, companies facing financial difficulties and other stakeholders/third parties asserting or facing potential claims.

Rebecca also has experience advising on Schemes of Arrangements of distressed entities that are regulated.

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Assignment of claims by insolvency office-holders—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist, produced in partnership with Vanessa Whitman, Rebecca Hennis and Kate Herbert of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, sets out the key considerations that insolvency office-holders should bear in mind when assigning a claim, including the steps an office-holder should take to assign a claim and considerations when drafting the assignment document.

Restructuring & Insolvency