Gordon Davidson

Gordon Davidson is a dynamic and seasoned advisor with over 15 years specializing in complex turnaround and distressed matters, insolvencies and special situations, across multiple jurisdictions. His expertise spans debt restructurings, LMEs & workouts, strategic advisory, enforcement and receiverships, insolvency, and related litigation, as well as distressed M&A, distressed financing and broader capital solutions.

Gordon previously led and built a global firm’s restructuring practice in Hong Kong and Singapore, from zero presence into a major player in the region. He led or was instrumental in many of the most prominent restructurings, from Hilong, RiseSun, China Fortune, Modern Land, Evergrande, Novaland (via the ICC in Singapore) to Sino-Ocean, and Kaisa.

Gordon’s deep expertise and commercial approach was honed in Europe and offshore, acting for public and private creditors and debtors alike. This includes time spent on secondment buyside at a major distressed debt hedge fund, and advising on high-stakes matters, including the Azzurri Group, Travelex, Re Ballantyne, Mongolian Mining restructurings and the Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) Waterfall II litigation.

For his client-work in APAC Gordon is recognised in the Chambers Greater China 2026 and 2025, (where a client comments that he is “very capable under enormous pressure”) and the Legal 500 APAC 2024 and 2023 (where clients comment “an excellent practitioner who has deep knowledge of the intricacies [of cross-border debt restructurings]”, “incredibly responsive and also has a good eye for a commercial outcome”, “someone who remains cool and collected and able to take key decisions”, “without a doubt Gordon Davidson is a standout partner” who is “technically excellent plus very commercial and a pleasure to work with”, and “impressive and engaging”). He is also recognised in, Turnarounds & Workouts 2024, and as a “Rising Star” in the IFLR 1000. The team he led won “Restructuring Team of the Year” at the 25th Asia Pacific IFLR law awards, “Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year” at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2024, and an “FT Innovative Lawyers Award 2024 for Restructuring”.

Gordon developed his practice at leading US law firms in London and Hong Kong, with notable cross-border and offshore experience including in the Cayman Islands. He holds a BA, MA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and an LLM in International Financial Law from King’s College, London.

*The above-mentioned matters were handled by Gordon prior to joining Broadfield