Iben Madsen is our People & Development Partner, responsible for the training and development of lawyers in the London office.
Prior to moving into the People & Development role, Iben was a partner in the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department. She gained extensive experience advising all types of stakeholders (including debtors, creditors and insolvency practitioners) on restructurings, insolvency proceedings, acquisitions and disposals of stressed and distressed businesses.
Iben gained particular experience in handling complex, cross-border mandates, such as Intu, Lecta, Proserv, Premier Oil, CGG, Core Media Group, Monier and Travelodge. She has also regularly been called upon to advise a range of stakeholders in the special situations sphere.
Iben was recognised as "Up and Coming" by
Chambers UK (2023) for Restructuring/Insolvency and by
The Legal 500 UK (2023) as a "Next Generation Partner" for ‘Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency'. Clients have described her as "
technically excellent and very proactive; she consistently provides well-considered commercial advice. She's definitely a tactical-thinker, all over the detail and very well connected in the market."
Iben sits on a number of the firm-wide management committees, including the Women's Professional Development Committee, which advances Willkie's goal of promoting the training and career development of women attorneys.