John Chater > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

Predominantly based in Oxford, the ‘exceptional‘ team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP advises a diverse range of clients, including those in the property, technology and private client sectors. Practice head Clare Arthurs works out of both the Cambridge and London offices, while the ‘brilliant‘ Rebecca Andrews-Walker assists clients within the education, retail, and sports sectors with contentious bankruptcies and corporate insolvency disputes. In Reading, John Chater frequently acts for receivers and insolvency practitioners on corporate restructuring issues. Associate Matthew Letts is a ‘walking encyclopaedia‘ when it comes to turnarounds and solvent liquidations.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP‘s team often dispenses advice to clearing and overseas banks on real estate, project, and leveraged financing issues. The ‘very professional‘ John Chater leads the practice from Reading, utilising his deep knowledge of bilateral and syndicated transactions, and real estate investment finance. In Birmingham, senior associate Andy Rushfirth joined the team, contributing his experience in acting for specialist debt funds and alternative lenders in receivables finance matters.