Lindsay Hingston

Freshfields

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring and insolvency specialist Lindsay Hingston was promoted to partner in May 2020. It was a period characterised by the pandemic and, from a legal market perspective, questions about whether it was appropriate to press ahead with promotions.
Hingston, despite feeling an understandable sense of remoteness from normal working life having only just returned to work from her second maternity leave before going almost immediately into lockdown, had no such qualms. Her commitment to Freshfields is for the long haul and the partnership was a much-deserved signal that this feeling is reciprocated.

So, while the pandemic meant that Hingston had to rip up her original business plans for her inaugural year as a partner, the continuing economic uncertainty makes a boom in restructuring mandates during 2021 look likely. Already, Hingston has carved out a sterling reputation, with leading roles on some of the highest-profile mandates in the market.

Notably, last year Hingston was co-lead alongside Ken Baird on the Debenhams restructure, one of the most significant restructurings in the UK market in recent years. While sadly the attempted rescue of Debenhams ultimately looks to have been in vain, Hingston’s star is set to shine for some years to come.