Alexandre Koenig
Partner – Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Alexandre Koenig is the Partner heading the Restructuring and Insolvency practice within the Paris office of Stephenson Harwood.
Partner – Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Alexandre Koenig is the Partner heading the Restructuring and Insolvency practice within the Paris office of Stephenson Harwood.
Languages - French, English
Jurisdiction - France
Alexandre advises and assists a wide range of French and international clients, including the various stakeholders faced with an insolvency situation or crisis (distressed companies, shareholders, creditors, debtors in difficulty, investors, purchasers, insolvency practitioners, etc.) on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters, whether it involves financial or operational restructurings or company takeovers, both in an amicable and judicial context.
Alexandre also has leading-edge expertise in the prevention and handling of complex litigation related to restructurings or disposals of underperforming businesses, as well as business disputes arising out of a crisis situation.
He has notably acted in emblematic cases in the industry, transport, technology, telecom, leisure, retail, real estate and construction, energy, healthcare, publishing and media sectors.
Alexandre's expertise in the field of restructuring is recognised by French and international professional guides and rankings (The Legal 500 EMEA, GRR 40 under 40 List, Best Lawyers, Leaders League, etc.). His team was recognised as one of the best teams specialising in restructuring and insolvency procedures for mid-cap transactions at the 2025 Trophées du Droit awards.
Asian airline group
Advising a major Asian airline group in the context of the French insolvency proceedings of “lease in lease out” companies from which the group’s airlines lease part of its aircraft fleet.
European airline group
Advising a major group of European airlines in its project to acquire in a pre-insolvency and then in an insolvency process some of the assets of a distressed French airline.
Construction engineering group
Advising the main shareholder of a major construction engineering company in the sale of its stake in the context of French safeguard proceedings.
Group specialised in the construction and renovation of offices
Advising the managers and financial advisors of a group specialised in the construction and renovation of offices in multiple disputes following the liquidation proceedings of the group’s main operating company.
International group in the retail sector
Advising a major North American retail player in the context of the cessation of its activities in Europe and the liquidation proceedings of its French subsidiary.
Global luggage group
Advising a global luggage group in the restructuring of its €170 million indebtedness in the framework of amicable conciliation proceedings.
Multinational group specialising in nuclear power and renewable energy
Advising a group specialised in nuclear power and renewable energy in its corporate and financial restructuring involving assets disposal, the obtention of new money loans secured by French trusts and the conclusion of a settlement agreement aimed at terminating several disputes with a major client.
Manufacturer of heating equipment
Advising the manufacturer of heating equipment and its shareholder in the context of pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings aimed at restructuring its indebtedness through the implementation of a safeguard plan.
World’s leading service provider for IoT
Advising one of the main commercial partner of the world’s leading service provider for Internet of Things (IoT) in its project to take over the latter’s assets in the context of a court-approved sale of assets plan in rehabilitation proceedings and in related litigation.
Cloud computing group
Advising one of the main European cloud computing groups in the prevention and then treatment of its operational and financial difficulties that led to a sale of the French assets in the framework of rehabilitation proceedings in France combined with a sale of the US assets in the course of a US Chapter 11.
