DHEVINE CHANDRAPALA has experience in cross-border restructurings advising sponsors, debtors, creditors, and strategic investors on restructurings of stressed and distressed businesses in particular across European and Asian situations. Dhevine also advises private equity and credit houses, hedge funds, and investment banks in their review and diligence of European and Asian investment opportunities in par, stressed, and distressed transactions.
Dhevine has received recognition from numerous industry rankings:
- Legal 500 UK 2021 – 2025: Recommended for Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency, where clients have noted Dhevine for his “strong practical, commercial edge” and “being very easy to work with.”
- Global Restructuring Review (GRR) 2024: Included as part of the team that won Asia Practice of the Year.
- IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024: Included as part of the team that won “Restructuring Team of the Year.”
- Legal Business Awards 2023: Included as part of the team that won the “Restructuring Team of the Year.”
- FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2021: Included as part of the lead team that won “Most innovative Lawyers in Restructuring.”
Dhevine has completed a Masters in Finance at London Business School, where he was the president of the LBS Turnaround Management & Restructuring Club, and HKUST Business School. Dhevine was awarded “Student of the Year” at LBS in 2023 and was previously a research assistant to Professor Florin Vasvari (Chair, Accounting Faculty) at LBS.
Prior to joining Sidley in 2017, Dhevine trained at another international law firm where he gained experience in private equity M&A, leveraged finance, commercial and bilateral investment treaty arbitration, and restructuring.