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Alexandre Bastos
Partner

Alexandre Bastos

Head of Insolvency & Restructuring team

Languages
  • French
  • English
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Alexandre Bastos joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1999 and became a partner in 2016. 

He practices in insolvency and restructuring with a focus on emergency procedures and preventive procedures. His work covers ad hoc mandate, conciliation (debt restructuring, standstill agreements, putting collateral in place, and negotiations with the Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring, CIRI), company restructuring through the adoption of rescue or receivership plans, takeover of troubled companies, and management of court-ordered bankruptcy procedures. Alexandre Bastos also acts for clients in insolvency and restructuring litigation related to creditor rights conflicts, and in civil liability proceedings against directors, etc. 

He supports all parties, from the company in difficulty and buyer to the shareholders, creditors and other contractors.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Award
    Insolvency and Reorganization Law- Best Lawyer since 2021
    Best Lawyers
  • Quote
    Highly-regarded (Restructuring and insolvency)
    IFLR1000 2020

Memberships & Roles

  • Lecturer at Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas (2011-2015) 
  • Lecturer, Haute Ecole des Avocats Conseils (ESCP, bar training school for the Versailles Court of Appeal) (2014-2015)

Education

  • Graduate, ESSEC Business School 
  • DJCE (post-graduate degree in corporate law), Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas 
  • Freshfields - Les Echos annual award for the top business law student (1998)

Insights by Alexandre

Harmonisation of avoidance rights from a French perspective

16 Feb 2024 5 min read

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023

13 Apr 2023 3 min read

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022

13 Apr 2022 4 min read

IFLR1000: our law firm rankings for 2021

09 Jul 2020 2 min read
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