Business coach for leaders, teams, directors, lateral hires - all sectors, consultant in distressed situations, mediator
About
Over the past 20 years, Tony has been involved at the top level on many of the most significant restructuring or insolvency deals. Most notable was his leading role as the principal lawyer from September 2008 onwards advising the administrators in the insolvency of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE). He also specialises in strategic planning and advisory work and distressed M&A.
Throughout his career, Tony has acted for the full range of businesses regarding insolvency and restructuring, including insolvency administrators, creditors and debtors. His clients comprise all the major accounting firms, prominent banks, financial institutions, private equity and hedge funds, distressed investors and insolvency practitioners.
Tony has also held principal roles in the firm’s management. He was global head of the restructuring and insolvency practice between 2006 and 2016, and then became the firm's global practice head of Banking between 2016 and 2019.
Highlights
As the lead adviser on a majority of the market’s outstanding restructurings and insolvencies, Tony has advised:
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as administrators of LBIE and all other Lehman entities in administration, known as the largest and most complex insolvency in history, which, when completed, will have involved two hearings before the Supreme Court and five cases before the Court of Appeal.
Deloitte as administrators of Waterford Wedgwood in 2009 and the sale of the main Irish and UK operations to KPS Capital Partners .
PwC as administrators of Enron from 2001 onwards, which was then the largest bankruptcy reorganisation in U.S. history, and the biggest audit failure leading to the dissolution of Arthur Andersen .
PwC as administrators of MG Rover in 2005 and on the sale of its key assets to Nanjing Automobile Group .
A major investor of the SPhinX fund , which is in liquidation in Cayman.
PwC as administrators of Petroplus Refining and Marketing .
Consultancy
The success of any organisation is influenced by the effectiveness of its leaders and their communication and relationship with their teams. I have seen the positive impact of coaching and mentoring during my 30 years as a lawyer and practice leader. I am a business coach, accredited by Meyler Campbell . I work with leaders, professionals and executives in pivotal strategic situations, implementing change and managing personal career transition.
A partner at Linklaters LLP for 20+ years, I helped build and lead a global restructuring and insolvency business and latterly the global banking group. As a lawyer and adviser, I led the team throughout the financial crisis and was a lead partner advising the UK administrators of Lehman Brothers and Enron Europe . A large part of our success was down to nurturing and developing our teams – I want to share this experience through coaching.
I believe coaching for partners is most effective for;
Business leaders and Partners with senior leadership roles– coaching can support leaders to create a vision and plan; stress test it; check they have the right people to deliver it; and work through how they will communicate with the people in their business and implement their strategies Lateral hires - joined Linklaters when I was 40 and have since been involved with the recruitment and development of many lawyers and partners so have seen both sides. Coaching can optimise success by focusing on integration, cultural fit and the objectives of the individual and the organization.
Start Ups - entrepreneurs developing new ideas and enterprises ; will benefit from using an experienced coach as a sounding board and trusted adviser as they build their business.
I continue to be a consultant with Linklaters LLP and will consider other roles in distressed situations, including mediation. It can help to have an adviser who sees the big picture; understands what stakeholders are looking for; road test options and work through consequences.
