Katten Continues London Expansion with Restructuring Partner

(LONDON) Katten announced today that Sunay Radia has joined the firm's London office as a Partner in its growing Restructuring practice.

Sunay joins from McDermott Will & Schulte and brings significant experience advising clients through some of the most complex and high-profile financial restructurings in the United Kingdom and Europe. His practice is focused on creditor-side mandates, most notably representing trustees and security agents in large-cap restructurings, restructuring plans, schemes of arrangement, recapitalizations and enforcements.

"Sunay is a highly regarded restructuring lawyer whose experience advising across the capital structure and on some of the market's most sophisticated restructuring matters will further strengthen our capabilities for clients navigating complex and evolving financial situations," said Steven Reisman, Global Chair of Katten's Restructuring practice. "His arrival reflects our continued investment in strategic growth areas and enhances our ability to serve clients on both sides of the pond."

Sunay's practice focuses on financial restructuring transactions, including high-yield bond and leveraged finance workouts, refinancings, consensual and nonconsensual restructurings, enforcements and distressed asset sales. His extensive experience in origination leveraged finance transactions positions Sunay well to advise clients on complex and high-value restructuring situations.

James Davison, Head of the London Restructuring practice, said, "Sunay joins us with a wealth of experience, including in cross border and complex financial restructuring and LBO workouts. This complements our transatlantic client offering and further enhances our creditor-side capabilities. We're excited to work together to deliver practical, commercially focused solutions to clients across the full spectrum of distressed and special situations matters."

Katten's London office has continued to expand its market presence and capabilities across key practice areas this year, including restructuring, structured finance and financial markets. James Davison, Victoria Procter and Lydia Demnitz-King joined in January from DLA Piper; Structured Products and Derivatives Partners Jennifer Kafcas and Alvino van Schalkwyk joined in June from Crowell & Moring and were closely followed in July by Partner Charles Wakiwaka; and Financial Markets and Regulation Partner Charlotte Hill from Charles Russell Speechlys.

"We're pursuing a deliberate, long-term growth strategy in London and Sunay's appointment is testament to this," said Christopher Hichins, Managing Partner of Katten's London office. "London continues to play an important role in the firm's integrated global platform as we work towards our Katten 2030 strategic plan, which is centered on adding critical mass in priority practices, deepening client relationships, and pursuing strategic growth across the firm."

Katten's global Restructuring practice represents lenders, creditors, debtors, independent directors, investors and other stakeholders in complex restructurings, workouts, bankruptcy proceedings and distressed situations, both in and out of court. Their work includes liability management transactions, recapitalizations and special situations M&A, as well as the use of format tools including the restructuring plan. The team in London, and practice head James Davison, have recently been recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 UK 2027 in the first publications released since the team's arrival at the firm earlier this year, as well as being nominated by the Institute of Turnaround for Legal Adviser of the Year 2026.

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