SidPepels

Sid Pepels litigates and advises on commercial and international insolvency matters, with a focus on complex restructurings and insolvencies. He regularly assists court-appointed trustees and administrators in cross-border liquidations and reorganizations.

The high-profile cases on which Sid has recently litigated and advised include proceedings on behalf of expropriated SNS Reaal bond holders against the Dutch State, the bankruptcy of Intertoys (the leading Dutch toys retailer), the restructuring of Oi (the Dutch finance vehicle of the Brazilian telecom giant), and the insolvency of PaperlinX Holdings B.V. (a global paper distributor).

Sid regularly publishes on European and international insolvency law topics. He is a board member for the Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law and is currently conducting Ph.D. research at Radboud University, where his research focuses on cross-border restructurings of multinational groups of companies under the EU Recast Insolvency Regulation.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Sid was an associate at a global law firm, where, among other things, he advised on the acquisition of a large distressed real estate portfolio.