James Davison and Victoria Procter have joined Katten Muchin Rosenman UK’s restructuring practice as partner and counsel respectively in London.
“It is our privilege and pleasure to ring in the start of 2026 with the addition of two highly respected appointments in our London office,” Steven Reisman, global chair of the Katten restructuring practice, said. “James and Victoria bring wonderful skills and exceptional restructuring and insolvency experience that fit well with Katten’s practical, client-focused approach to complex corporate restructuring issues that arise, not just in London but in the U.S., the EU and internationally.”
Davison is a solution-focused attorney whose broad practice encompasses debtor and creditor side mandates, with an emphasis on corporate rescue and turnaround to maximize value for stakeholders. Often leading high-profile cross-border restructurings across a range of sectors, he regularly advises boards, management teams, private equity sponsors, lenders and other investors on accelerated M&A, capital structure resets, workouts and contingency planning.
Davison is recognized as being at the forefront in the development and use of the Restructuring Plan, a relatively new tool that can rescue a company in financial difficulty without the need for a formal insolvency. He has successfully advised several clients in this area in recent years, leading to industry awards.
Procter and Davison worked together on a number of complex mandates in their previous roles, at a firm ranked in the Top 10 of the Global Restructuring Review 30.
Procter’s significant experience in non-contentious financial and corporate restructuring, turnaround and insolvency matters has resulted in an impressive roster of clients that includes insolvency practitioners, receivers, clearing banks and other financial institutions as well as corporate debtors, their directors, shareholders and other stakeholders with regard to financially distressed and insolvency situations.
Together, Davison and Procter bring extensive experience in a broad spectrum of sectors including financial services, hospitality and leisure, travel, retail, consumer goods, industrials, manufacturing and energy.
“We are delighted to welcome James and Victoria, whose wide-ranging skills, particularly in financial services, retail, and hospitality and leisure, will be hugely beneficial to our international client base,” Christopher Hitchins, managing partner in London at Katten, said. “Together, their impressive approach to complex, cross-border matters will serve to strengthen the core advice we already provide our clients.”
Davison added, “Katten’s restructuring practice is formidable, particularly across the key markets in the U.S. The firm has a strong client base, a well-established London office and an increasingly global outlook. These elements create an optimal environment in which to grow and develop a premium restructuring business in Europe. It is an honor to be given the opportunity to do so.”
