Justin Conway
Partner
Justin is a commercially minded pan-European special situations and credit trading lawyer. Prior to spending eight years as a partner at both DLA Piper and Jones Day, Justin was an Executive Director and Senior Counsel at Goldman Sachs, sitting on its credit trading desk.
What we say about Justin
Justin has extensive experience in debt, claims, and loan portfolio trading and investment as well as in credit default swaps, bankruptcy, and restructuring. In addition, he counsels clients on compliance and public/private issues, due diligence, and loan agency matters.
Justin has advised on more than $50 billion of debt, claims, and loan trades, most recently involving Celsa, Deoleo, Eroski, HETA, Spanish toll roads, and instruments across the Steinhoff structure. Justin’s real strength lies in providing advice with respect to off-the-run investments, including: structured debt and equity investments; performing, non-performing, shipping and real estate portfolios; and expropriation / liquidation claims.
Justin’s clients include investment banks and alternative / special situations hedge funds. His combined in-house and private practice experience means he is uniquely qualified to develop technically strong, yet commercially sensible, investment solutions. In short, Justin effectively and efficiently minimizes risk for his clients.
Justin graduated in 1997 with an LL B and a B.Com from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He worked for eight years in New Zealand before relocating to London in 2004. He is dual-qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.