Clifford Chance
Shaun Langhorne is a restructuring partner based in our Singapore office and has vast experience in complex, multi-stakeholder and cross-border restructuring matters covering contentious and non-contentious situations across the Asia Pacific region.
Shaun focuses on out of court and court supervised restructurings, formal insolvencies, debt trading and portfolio transactions, special situations financings, enforcement and recovery litigation and contingency planning and strategic advice.
He is an INSOL Fellow and is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and as a barrister and solicitor in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to joining Clifford Chance in May 2020, Shaun was a partner at a global law firm where he started the Singapore restructuring practice and has worked in Australia and Hong Kong.
He is ranked Band 1 in Restructuring/Insolvency: International (Singapore) by Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 and considered a 'Leading Individual' for Restructuring and Insolvency – Foreign Firm by Legal 500
- Prosafe SE, a Norwegian listed company on its successful restructuring by way of a Singapore Schemes of Arrangement, parallel Norwegian reconstruction process and recognition procedures in various jurisdictions. Under the restructuring, Prosafe SE swapped US$1.1 billion of debt for 99% of Prosafe SE's equity, reinstate US$250 million of a billion-dollar credit facility and US$93 million of a separate smaller facility
- gategroup Holding AG and gategroup Guarantee Limited, as restructuring counsel in connection with the restructuring of its financial indebtedness by way of a restructuring plan under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act 2006. The case provided a landmark decision of whether or not a Part 26A restructuring plan is an insolvency proceeding. The Group is the world's largest airline catering company and a global leader in the business of providing global airline onboard products, services and solutions
- a bondholder holding a significant portion of bonds issued by the Pan Brothers group in the Pan Brothers Group restructuring, conducted by way of a Singapore pre-packaged scheme of arrangement. Pan Brothers is one of Indonesia’s largest listed garment and textile manufacturer
- an ad hoc group of bondholders in the restructuring of the Sritex Group, an Indonesian garment and textile manufacturer, being conducted via Indonesian PKPUs and a proposed Singapore scheme of arrangement
- a group of aircraft lessors in the proposed restructuring of a regional Indonesian airline
- various individual lessors in the proposed restructuring of Garuda Airlines
- an ad hoc group of lessors in the proposed restructuring of Garuda Airlines via an Indonesian PKPU and an English scheme of arrangement
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Singapore
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- Practice area Global Financial Markets, Restructuring & insolvency
Career and qualifications
- Deakin University (LLB, BA), Melbourne, Australia 2001
- Admitted as a solicitor in Victoria, Australia 2003
- Associate, Gadens, Melbourne, Australia 2003
- Senior Associate, Minter Ellison, Melbourne, Australia 2006
- Admitted as solicitor in Hong Kong 2009
- Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong 2009
- Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Singapore 2012
- Partner, Hogan Lovells, Singapore 2014
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2020
Professional bodies
- Fellow of INSOL
- Member of INSOL
- President of the South East Asia chapter of the Turnaround Management Association
Awards and citations
- Shaun Langhorne is an experienced lawyer based in Singapore, with a stellar market reputation acting for lenders and creditors on complex restructuring and insolvency mandates. He is especially active on matters in the aviation sector. One source praises his litigation work, expressing confidence that "he will be completely on top of the facts in a way that makes you feel safe," adding: "He also has very, very good judgement.“
Chambers Asia Pacific 2022: Restructuring/Insolvency: International – Singapore - His (Shaun Langhorne) presence has sparked a notable increase in bondholder engagements, along mandates linked to private equity investments that have run into difficulties.
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022: Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms - A new addition to the firm, Shaun Langhorne is an experienced practitioner with a stellar market reputation acting for lenders and creditors on complex restructuring and insolvency mandates. He is called a "go-to" by interviewees, who say he is a "very good lawyer with a good client base."
Chambers Asia Pacific 2021: Restructuring/Insolvency: International – Singapore – Band 1 - Shaun Langhorne, who recently joined the Singapore office from Hogan Lovells International LLP, brings considerable expertise in cross-border restructuring matters.
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021: Foreign firms
- Shaun Langhorne's arrival from Hogan Lovells has bolstered the firm's roster of major bank lenders and expertise in loan enforcements and credit defaults.
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021: Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms