Biography

Lois is recognized in leading legal directories including Chambers UK as an Up-and-Coming lawyer for Restructuring/Insolvency and in the Legal 500 UK as a key lawyer for Corporate Restructuring, in which she is also described by clients as a “versatile and a good technical lawyer” and “an excellent restructuring lawyer”. She has also been featured in IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022, in Euromoney Expert Guides as a Rising Star in 2020 and 2021 for Restructuring and Insolvency and was awarded Rising Star for Restructuring and Insolvency at the IFLR European Awards 2019.
Lois is a member of 100 Women in Finance, Association of Business Recovery Professionals, Insolvency Lawyers’ Association and International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation.
Representative matters*
- PSP in connection with the refinancing of the Keter Group
- OMERS in relation to the fully consensual restructuring of Vue Cinemas and in relation to Lifeways, a residential care homes business restructured pursuant to an English restructuring plan
- TLB Lenders of a medical devices company in relation to a fully consensual recapitalisation transaction
- Ad hoc group of first lien lenders, in connection with Covis Pharma’s out-of-court cross-border restructuring
- Ad hoc group of creditors of Premier Oil in connection with the merger of Premier Oil with Chrysaor Holdings Limited and the restructuring of Premier Oil’s US$2.7 billion of debt pursuant to a restructuring plan
- Ad hoc group of senior creditors of Noble, a Singapore-listed commodities trader, on the group's new financing and debt for equity swap, involving parallel schemes of arrangement in England and Bermuda and a "light touch" Bermuda provisional liquidation.
- The secured bondholders of Avanti Communications, a U.K.- listed satellite operator, in connection with a two-phase financial restructuring, including a debt for equity swap implemented pursuant to an English law scheme of arrangement.
- In connection with the financial restructuring and administration of Iona Energy Company (UK) Plc.
- The Noteholders on the restructuring and bankruptcy of Imtech Capital B.V., a Dutch technical services business.
- A senior lender on the restructuring of Cory Environmental, which was implemented via an English scheme of arrangement.
- Ad hoc group of senior secured bondholders of Noble Trading Co on a debt for equity swap effected pursuant to a security enforcement via a BVI receivership.
- Ad hoc group of senior bondholders of in relation to the financial restructuring of Seadrill New Finance Limited, an offshore drilling contractor.
*includes matters handled prior to joining Weil
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Seven Weil Partners Recognized as IFLR1000 Women Leaders in 2023 Firm Announcement — September 21, 2023
- Weil Guides Ad Hoc Group of Lenders in Covis Pharma's Cross Border Restructuring Deal Brief — June 01, 2023
Latest Thinking
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Galapagos Group Restructuring Prevails Over Junior Creditor Challenge
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Lois Deasey and
Natasha Ayres
— August 11, 2023
The Galapagos Group has secured comprehensive affirmation of its 2019 debt restructuring (the “Restructuring”) from the English High Court. This decision is a significant step towards resolution of the highly contested restructuring, and provides market participants with further clarity and certainty when it comes to implementing lender-led transactions in future. The key focus of the ...
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SEQUANA: UK Supreme Court Explanation of the “Creditor Duty”
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Andrew J. Wilkinson,
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Jenny Davidson,
Lois Deasey,
Mark Lawford,
Gemma Sage,
Lindsay Merritt and
Natasha Ayres
— October 05, 2022
Introduction Today, the UK Supreme Court considered for the first time the existence, content and engagement of the so-called “creditor duty”: the alleged duty of a company’s directors to consider, or to act in accordance with, the interests of the company’s creditors when the company becomes insolvent, or when it approaches, or is at real ...