Our specialist insolvency and restructuring team provides strategic, commercially-minded advice across the full spectrum of insolvency, corporate recovery and financial distress.
We act for lenders, insolvency practitioners, company directors, creditors and other stakeholders in situations involving financial pressure, formal insolvency processes or business-critical issues such as fraud or regulatory intervention.
Our work often begins well before any signs of distress appear. We advise on the structuring of corporate vehicles and holding arrangements, as well as the giving and taking of security and the potential implications of insolvency law when building resilient, future-proof frameworks. Where financial distress does arise, we guide clients through every stage, from early contingency planning to formal insolvency and restructuring processes, and dispute resolution.
We support clients in understanding their rights and obligations in relation to distressed or insolvent counterparties and regularly advise company directors on their duties throughout the lifecycle of a business, including during periods of stress, risk or transition.
Our lawyers conduct comprehensive reviews of lender security, advise on formal and informal insolvency options (including company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), administration and liquidation), and act for insolvency practitioners on the scope and validity of their appointments. We have broad experience negotiating and drafting asset sale documentation for administrators, as well as advising purchasers on acquiring distressed businesses and assets.
Our cross-border capabilities and multi-disciplinary approach enable us to advise on jurisdictional issues, multinational restructurings and cross-border insolvencies.
Our expertise spans administrations, liquidations and provisional liquidations, bankruptcies and individual voluntary arrangements, and members’ voluntary (solvent) liquidations, as well as Law of Property Act (LPA) and fixed charge receiverships.
We support our clients through these complex and often high-pressure situations, offering strategic advice along with practical guidance and empathy at every stage.
'The team is well prepared, committed and solutions oriented.’ Legal 500 2026
'Good teamwork and knowledge. Proactive and helpful.' Legal 500 2026
'The insolvency practice is extremely well resourced and can turn its hand to anything. They often spearhead cases that end up being in the law reports - which means they can spot ground-making cases.' Legal 500 2026
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