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Marc Trottier

Marc Trottier

Partner

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4072

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Biography

Marc advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border restructurings and financings with a particular focus on funds investing in distressed situations, impaired credits and complex loan-to-own transactions. He has a particular interest in sports financing and restructuring, having acted for a number of leading receivables and finance lenders in the sports sector.

Marc qualified in Québec before relocating to the UK. He is fluent in French.

Admissions

  • Quebec
  • England and Wales

Related Capabilities

  • Restructuring & Insolvency/Special Situations

  • Finance

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Special Situations Team

  • Oil, Gas & Sustainable Fuels

  • Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation

  • Anti-Doping

  • Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure & Operation

  • Naming Rights & Sponsorship

  • Sports & Entertainment M&A

  • Sports, Media & Entertainment Litigation

  • Sports, Media & Entertainment

  • Entertainment Industry

  • Sports & Event Financing

  • Collegiate Sports

  • Olympic & National Governing Bodies

  • Professional Sports Team Representation

  • Lenders & Other Creditors

  • Debtors & Corporates

  • Committees & Estate Representatives

  • Financial Institutions

  • Energy Transition

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Awards
Oct 16, 2025

Chambers 2026 UK guide ranks BCLP in 36 practice areas and recognises 76 individual lawyers

In the 2026 edition of Chambers UK BCLP received 36 practice area rankings and 76 individual lawyer recognitions. This year, the firm is recognized in six new practice areas and improved to a Band 1 ranking for Commercial Contracts, as well as a Band 2 ranking for Hotels and Leisure.  
Insights
Mar 07, 2024

Recent changes to the special administration regime for water companies

The UK government recently introduced legislation implementing changes to the special administration regime for regulated water companies (“WISAR”). The changes are designed to modernise the WISAR and to better align it with the special administration regimes for other systemically important sectors like energy supplies and investment banks. The updates are contained in The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2024, which became effective on 12 January 2024, and The Water Industry Act 1991 (Amendment) Order 2024 and The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024, each of which came into effect on 22 February 2024.
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Jan 11, 2024

Fair's fair: the concept of fairness in Part 26A Restructuring Plans

Is there now an established test of fairness for the sanction of a Part 26A Restructuring Plan? In Re Virgin Active [2021] EWHC 1246 (Ch) at [219]-[221], the Court was quick to dismiss the idea despite remarks to the contrary included within the Explanatory Notes to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA 2020”). However, subsequent Part 26A cases have demonstrated that the Court will weigh in on the fairness of a Plan prior to sanction and is prepared to test Plan proponents in the interests of those being compromised.  The general approach and level of scrutiny applied to the question of fairness by the Court tends to differ from case to case, often depending upon the level of challenge posed by Plan creditors, and is not confined to a consideration of such matters only within the context of cross-class cram down under section 901G Companies Act 2006 (“CA 2006”). Particularly in light of recent case law, it is becoming increasingly difficult to argue that there is still no established test of fairness for Plans.  Some of the principles which have guided the Court’s analysis of fairness, and the exercise of its broader discretion over sanction, were recently (and conveniently) listed in Re Prezzo Investco Ltd [2023] EWHC 1679 (Ch) at [68].  Will this list simply continue to grow over time, as developed by practice, or will it eventually be distilled into a definitive test through Parliamentary intervention?
News
Jul 04, 2022

Colin Ashford & Richard Obank join BCLP’s Restructuring & Insolvency team

International law firm BCLP has strengthened its global Restructuring & Insolvency practice with the hire of two highly experienced and well-regarded partners, Colin Ashford and Richard Obank. They join BCLP today from law firm Brown Rudnick and are based in BCLP’s London office. 

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Awards
Oct 16, 2025
Chambers 2026 UK guide ranks BCLP in 36 practice areas and recognises 76 individual lawyers
In the 2026 edition of Chambers UK BCLP received 36 practice area rankings and 76 individual lawyer recognitions. This year, the firm is recognized in six new practice areas and improved to a Band 1 ranking for Commercial Contracts, as well as a Band 2 ranking for Hotels and Leisure.  
News
Sep 16, 2025
BCLP Advises Blue Coast Finance Limited on River Island’s Part 26A Restructuring Plan
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Sep 24, 2024
BCLP Brings Unique Combination of Legal and Sports Sector Knowledge to a Major Premier League Deal
Insights
Mar 22, 2024
European distressed real estate – how will it play out this time?
Insights
Mar 07, 2024
Recent changes to the special administration regime for water companies
The UK government recently introduced legislation implementing changes to the special administration regime for regulated water companies (“WISAR”). The changes are designed to modernise the WISAR and to better align it with the special administration regimes for other systemically important sectors like energy supplies and investment banks. The updates are contained in The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2024, which became effective on 12 January 2024, and The Water Industry Act 1991 (Amendment) Order 2024 and The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024, each of which came into effect on 22 February 2024.
Insights
Jan 11, 2024
Fair's fair: the concept of fairness in Part 26A Restructuring Plans
Is there now an established test of fairness for the sanction of a Part 26A Restructuring Plan? In Re Virgin Active [2021] EWHC 1246 (Ch) at [219]-[221], the Court was quick to dismiss the idea despite remarks to the contrary included within the Explanatory Notes to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA 2020”). However, subsequent Part 26A cases have demonstrated that the Court will weigh in on the fairness of a Plan prior to sanction and is prepared to test Plan proponents in the interests of those being compromised.  The general approach and level of scrutiny applied to the question of fairness by the Court tends to differ from case to case, often depending upon the level of challenge posed by Plan creditors, and is not confined to a consideration of such matters only within the context of cross-class cram down under section 901G Companies Act 2006 (“CA 2006”). Particularly in light of recent case law, it is becoming increasingly difficult to argue that there is still no established test of fairness for Plans.  Some of the principles which have guided the Court’s analysis of fairness, and the exercise of its broader discretion over sanction, were recently (and conveniently) listed in Re Prezzo Investco Ltd [2023] EWHC 1679 (Ch) at [68].  Will this list simply continue to grow over time, as developed by practice, or will it eventually be distilled into a definitive test through Parliamentary intervention?
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Jul 26, 2022
BCLP partners profiled in Global Turnaround
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Colin Ashford & Richard Obank join BCLP’s Restructuring & Insolvency team
International law firm BCLP has strengthened its global Restructuring & Insolvency practice with the hire of two highly experienced and well-regarded partners, Colin Ashford and Richard Obank. They join BCLP today from law firm Brown Rudnick and are based in BCLP’s London office. 
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The bankruptcy Pegasus: stalking horse agreements in aviation