Sunaina Deol is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Restructuring Practice.

Sunaina has experience advising financial institutions, investment funds, companies, private equity sponsors, insolvency practitioners, and other stakeholders on a broad range of cross-border restructurings, insolvencies, and other special situations work. 

Sunaina maintains an active pro bono practice. At her previous firm she represented clients seeking assistance under the Windrush Compensation Scheme. At Latham & Watkins she has signed up to represent survivors of domestic abuse in the UK through the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (DARA). 

Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Sunaina practiced at a US law firm based in London for over five years and also completed a secondment overseas to their New York office.

Sunaina’s experience includes: 

  • Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Envision Healthcare Corp. and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases*
  • Representation of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and restructuring negotiations in Europe, Australia, and Asia-Pacific*
  • Representation of GSO Capital Partners on the €215 million refinancing of the indebtedness of KP1, a leading French manufacturer of high-performance prefabricated concrete products, and subsequent acquisition of the business*
  • Acting for the provisional liquidator of Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia, in connection with its funding arrangements*
  • Representation of the agent and security trustee for Hemisphere in relation to the wider restructuring of the Steinhoff Group*

 *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LLM, University of Law, London Moorgate, 2016
  • LLB (Hons) Law, University of Birmingham, 2015

Languages Spoken

  • English