Andrew Shutter is a highly respected finance lawyer with more than three decades of experience advising on cross-border transactions in the international debt markets. His practice spans a broad spectrum of financing and restructuring matters, including syndicated lending, high-yield bonds, structured finance, derivatives, and  corporate and sovereign restructurings.

For over 20 years, Andrew practised at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he founded and led the firm’s London finance practice and represented some of the world’s most sophisticated clients, including private equity houses, investment banks, corporates, and sovereigns. Prior to that, he trained and worked at Clifford Chance, with time in both London and Madrid, and undertook secondments at Chase Manhattan Bank and NatWest Markets.

Recognised by Chambers and The Legal 500 for his leadership in banking and finance, capital markets, and restructuring and insolvency, Andrew has advised on numerous high-profile deals, including the restructuring of €205 billion of Greek sovereign debt, and transactions for clients such as TPG, Goldman Sachs, ArcelorMittal, Silver Point, and Oaktree. His experience extends across jurisdictions and industries, from steel, cable, and transport and energy to music, hospitality and private wealth.

The editor of Practitioner’s Guide to Syndicated Lending, Andrew is also a frequent contributor to thought leadership on sovereign debt, collective action clauses, and restructuring reform.