Ewan Chidley-Gardner
Associate
Expertise
Ewan advises lenders, investors, sponsors, insolvency practitioners, directors and corporates on a wide range of restructuring, insolvency and distressed situations.
He has experience across both domestic and cross-border matters, including complex financial restructurings, administrations, distressed M&A transactions, insolvency litigation and contingency planning engagements. He has acted on matters involving businesses across a range of sectors, including retail, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, media and real estate.
Prior to joining Gateley, Ewan worked in the restructuring team at a leading US law firm in London and has been recognised as a Key Lawyer in the Legal 500 2025 and 2026 rankings.
Experience
- Advising receivers appointed in connection with the restructuring of more than US$1bn of debt owed by an international commodities group as part of a complex cross-border restructuring.*
- Advising a private equity-backed utilities business on the restructuring of its £300m debt facilities.*
- Advising a security trustee and facility agent on the restructuring of approximately US$635m of indebtedness owed by an international insurance group.*
- Advising on the restructuring and pre-packaged administration sale of a multinational healthcare and diagnostics business.*
- Advising on the restructuring and pre-packaged administration sale of a leading UK and Irish hospitality franchise business.*
- Advising independent directors in connection with the proposed sale of a nationally significant media business subject to governmental intervention and public interest scrutiny.*
* Denotes experience gained prior to joining Gateley.