Kon is a Partner in Kirkland's European Restructuring Group and acts for companies and investors in national and cross-border financial restructuring, insolvency and litigation matters. He has been involved in dozens of the leading global and European restructuring and litigation matters over the course of the past 20 years.
Kon is recognised in Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, the Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal and other ranking publications as a leading corporate restructuring and insolvency lawyer.
Chambers & Partners 2021 refers to Kon as being “held in high regard by both companies and investors, who rely upon his expertise for advice on many of the UK's most complex restructuring mandates. He is also well placed to act on cross-border transactions, with his experience including the European and US markets. Clients have commented that "He's strategic, tactical and knowledgeable. He understands the law, and rises above the weeds and thinks about the overarching strategy and tactics of a transaction." "He is certainly one of the leading practitioners in the market." "We have a lot of respect for Kon - he is just a great leader and always ahead of the curve in knowing what is happening next; he is very impressive."
Kon speaks regularly at restructuring and distressed investing conferences, and is often quoted in financial and legal media on restructuring, insolvency and distressed-related subjects.
