Biography
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Anne-Sophie Noury is a partner based in the Paris office.
Anne-Sophie co-heads the Paris Restructuring/Insolvency practice at the Paris office of Weil Gotshal & Manges and is one of the preeminent restructuring practitioners on the French market, who is regularly recognized by her peers as a rising star.
She joined the firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as partner in May 2019 after leading the restructuring practice of a French boutique for three years (2016-2019) where she created and developed the restructuring practice with the support of experienced lawyers.
Anne-Sophie has acquired an extensive experience in restructuring matters in the context of distressed LBO transactions, French and cross-border safeguard and reorganization insolvency proceedings, the outcome of which is either a business sale plan or a rescheduling plan and liquidation proceedings.
She has also acquired very good knowledge of the main corporate tools to restructure a debtor company or to set up a management package in connection with distressed LBO transactions. She has advised distressed funds and corporate clients on taking over distressed French companies in the context of either a share deal or an asset deal, Anne-Sophie is also extremely familiar with complex financing documentation.
Anne-Sophie embodies the rise of a new generation of leading lawyers.
Legal 500 called her “one of the best lawyers in her generation.”
Over the last three years, she has been involved in a significant number of major restructuring matters in France: CGG, Bourbon, SoLocal Group, Necotrans, Ascoval, Presstalis, Camaïeu & Sonia Rykiel.
She is a member of the Association du Retournement des Entreprises (ARE) and Insol Europe.
She became a member of the International Insolvency Institute in February 2018.
Anne- Sophie is part of the Women in Restructuring Network.
She has contributed to various publications.
In June 2019, she was a panelist on “The Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency Related Judgments” at the 19th Annual III Conference Barcelona.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises the Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders on the Restructuring of Atalian Deal Brief — March 28, 2024
- Five Weil Partners Recognized as IFLR1000 Women Leaders in 2023 Firm Announcement — September 21, 2023
Latest Thinking
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The Weil European Distress Index
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Andrew J. Wilkinson,
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Jenny Davidson,
Lois Deasey,
Mark Lawford,
Gemma Sage,
Anne-Sophie Noury,
Céline Domenget-Morin,
Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini and
Britta Grauke
— July 15, 2024
The latest Weil European Distress Index reveals a mixed picture of economic recovery across Europe. Analysing data from over 3,750 listed corporations and financial market indicators, the Index shows a general decline in distress levels, highlighting positive developments in many of the continent’s major economies. Whilst ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainties persist across Europe, the outlook has ...