Edoardo specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, commercial litigation, offshore work, banking and financial services and company law.
Edoardo’s recent cases include acting:
- in relation to a number of high-profile restructurings, including: Aggregate Holdings; McDermott; Morses Club and Lecta Paper;
- for the joint administrators in Re Avanti Communications Ltd (In Administration) in the first major case on the characterisation of fixed and floating charges to apply Re Spectrum [2005] 2 AC 680 to tangible and intangible assets;
- for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in the ECAPS 1 and ECAPS 2 proceedings, now leading cases on subordinated debt, rectification, and res judicata in the insolvency context;
- for the Cineworld Group, appearing successfully in English proceedings in support of its U.S. Chapter 11 reorganisation, including the approval of a pre-pack administration by the English court;
- for the special administrators of Bulb Energy, including in relation to an energy transfer scheme transferring over 1 million customers to Octopus Energy; and
- in Strong Fort Global Limited & Solar Achiever Limited v Solar Achiever Limited & Concept Pioneer et al., a commercial trial before the BVI Court, where the court upheld the validity of the receivers’ appointments, rejecting the defendants’ contention that the mortgages had been varied by a collateral oral contract.
Edoardo graduated from Oxford University with a Congratulatory First Class degree in Classics, obtaining the second highest mark in his year.
Insolvency and Restructuring +
Banking and Finance +
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration +
Company +
Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery +
Offshore +
Insurance +
Contact
+44 (0)20 7696 9900
“Edoardo Lupi is “very knowledgeable” and a top choice for high-profile insolvencies at home and abroad.” – Who’s Who Legal
“Edoardo’s technical ability and intellect are unrivalled amongst any other junior counsel I have worked with in my career.”
“A very good junior – he produces excellent written drafts, and has a very keen eye for detail.”
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