Sabina Khan is a senior associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group based in the London office. She regularly acts for a range of stakeholders in formal and informal restructurings, (re)financing and insolvency matters, including creditors (alternative lenders, funds, bondholders and banks), insolvency practitioners, debtor companies, directors and regulators.
Sabina has advised on a range of insolvency matters and processes on both the debtor and creditor side, default and enforcement scenarios, solvent and insolvent restructurings, cross-border insolvencies and the sale and purchase of distressed debt.
Sabina has experience across several sectors, including retail, aviation (having acted for regulators, airline companies and aircraft lessors), telecommunications, crypto/blockchain, sports and leisure, hospitality, logistics and real estate.
Prior to joining the firm, Sabina qualified at a US law firm based in London and worked in-house at various investment banks in the derivatives space.
Advising the joint administrators on the administration of an alternative lending group.
Recently advised a consortium of banks on a US$270 million consensual debt restructuring, and hive-down and sale of a cross-border business.
Recently represented a senior secured creditor in relation to enforcement of a loan in connection with a retail-to-residential development near completion.
Regularly advises borrowers on bespoke refinancing and security packages.
Regularly advises secured lenders on refinancing and enforcement strategies.
Regularly represents officeholders on various matters from appointment, security reviews to disposal of assets.
Regularly represents regulators, pension trustees, security trustees and information agents in a range of refinancing, distress and insolvency contexts.