‘Addleshaw Goddard’s ability to draw on expertise from their wide range of specialisms throughout the UK ensures advice of the highest quality at a regional level.’

‘Addleshaw Goddard were exceptional in many ways: – explaining complex processes and legal requirements very clearly and in layman’s terms.’

‘They demonstrate excellent communication and a collaborative way of working.’

‘Andy Bates, leading the skilled and diligent business support and restructuring team, showcases an outstanding technical knowledge and a thorough yet commercial approach to often complex and high-pressure situations.’

‘We were super impressed by the speed at which the team worked and their availability. We never had to wait for answers or documentation or chase anything – that is pretty rare in my experience.’

‘Emma Sadler is brilliant at making the complex, simple. She is fantastic at explaining the process. Emma is hugely knowledgeable, clearly very experienced and brilliant at her job.’

‘The team is very efficient, open & professional in a friendly, approachable way.’

‘The team is diverse & cohesive and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘They operate as a very commercial business. This means that they move to a situation quickly and with the right expertise and have the team numbers to cover all our requirements.’

‘The team have the capabilities to cover a number of areas with deep expertise.’

‘Both the senior insolvency partners Ryan Milmore and Roger Hutton and genuine go to individuals. They quickly understand what is required and bring the necessary level of expertise to the fore.’

‘Roger Hutton is outstanding – excellent judgment, impressive client management and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Foluke Onafowokan is a rising star, hard-working, very clever, excellent communicator.’

‘Emma Lowe is excellent; good judgment, very collaborative.’

‘Walker Morris has provided a consistently high level of professionalism and a ‘personalised’ service that, in my opinion, would be difficult to better.’

‘Go-to firm for heavyweight insolvency litigation. Top-class firm with a practical and commercial approach to litigation, focussed on achieving results for clients.’

‘Never afraid to give bad news as well as good news, and to advise accordingly, I have developed a high level of trust in the firm.’

‘I have always found the calibre of the staff doing the work is excellent and there is always Partner involvement across the lifetime of a project especially on complex matters.’

‘Duncan Lole – fantastic knowledgeable guy who really goes that extra mile when assisting on cases.’

‘Olivia Robinson – extremely knowledgeable and experienced beyond her years. A real star and an asset to the insolvency team.’

‘Gawain Moore has been exceptional, providing consider, commercial and technically correct advice. Is always available and willing to chat through issues.’

‘Claire Askew delivers excellent service in a user friendly way. She always finds a way to get the deal done.’

‘Freeths provide a first class service in a range of restructuring and insolvency matters.’

‘The team at Freeths is pro-active, attentive and look to drive matters.’

‘In working on larger matters, Freeths is able to provide high quality advice in other areas of law (such as employment and property) from within its Sheffield and Leeds offices.’

‘Oliver Jackson is a very experienced and knowledgeable restructuring and insolvency lawyer who should be recognised among the very best in the Yorkshire and Humber region.’ 

‘Isobel Callaghan is a very approachable and knowledgeable insolvency lawyer.’

‘Thomas Childs is an up and coming restructuring and insolvency lawyer in the region. Thomas is certainly one to watch.’

‘In my opinion, Freeths is in an extremely strong position in its insolvency and recovery department due to the calibre of staff it continues to attract due to partner, Oliver Jackson.’

‘Helen Bates is both proactive and commercial and has helped us on a number of matters. She is always willing to chat through a problem and has provided some great direction on a couple of matters.’

‘Gateley Legal are second to none in the field of Insolvency and corporate recovery. They combine attention to detail, technical knowhow and commercial insight with an ability to communicate clearly with their clients.

‘They provide a savvy and sensible approach to litigation and are easy to deal with. They use technology really well to manage files/correspondence/deadlines.’

‘This is a strong team with good depth of experience.’

‘Matthew Brown, tactical and commercially sound. Has the ability to cut through legal matters with ease and present supported arguments to progress legal matters.’

‘Kulsam Mulla is a rising star. Her ability is well beyond her years in practice. She is calm under pressure and is on top of all of the detail.’

‘Understanding the environment in which they and their clients operate, robust advice but also open to challenge on advice given and strategy of cases.’

‘Team is all approachable and make themselves available when deadlines arise.’

‘Unfailingly courteous. Make everyone comfortable when discussing the various angles and outcomes.’

‘This is a busy team which handles a wide range of high-quality work.’

‘They have built an excellent reputation with a number of high-profile insolvency practitioners.’

‘They are able to offer flexible fee solutions to take account of the different financial circumstances of companies in liquidation.’

‘Tom Paton is a superb leader of the team and an extremely knowledgeable solicitor. He takes an active participation in cases and has a valuable strategic input.’

‘Byron Massarella is an associate with a very bright future. He is organised and thorough and is a vital cog in the team.’

‘The practice has a broad set of strengths from direct client work to distressed funder advice that provide clients with an excellent service.

‘They demonstrate quality in the level of excellent associates supporting the delivery of the partner group.’

‘Andy Stirk and Sam Dixon are both prompt to responding to requests to discuss client issue and provide excellent advice, both at the pre, during and post-engagement, to enable the end to end service an Insolvency Practitioner needs to manage distressed clients.’

‘Sam Dixon provides commercially astute advice whilst balancing risk appropriately. He is extremely easy to work with and always makes himself available, especially if a matter is urgent.’

‘The firm provides London quality legal advice at Yorkshire prices.’

‘A personal, collaborative and considered approach. Working alongside the firm inspires confidence.’

‘Schofield Sweeney delivers an excellent service which combines a user friendly approach with the best legal and commercial advice.’

‘Richard Fergusson is one of the best Insolvency Lawyers in the Yorkshire market. Commercial, effective and my lawyer of first choice in all situations.’

‘Zoe Oates is very capable technically but also has a strong commercial head on her shoulders.’

‘The practice as a whole is exceptionally responsive and has highly skilled staff. They are often my go to firm as I know they will answer calls quickly and have strong underlying knowledge of most situations.’

‘The team are very approachable and easy to deal with. They also strike an excellent balance between the legal position and the commercial realities of a situation.’

‘The restructuring team in Leeds, including Lemi McAuley and Lizzy Wood, looks to build long lasting relationships, which includes giving excellent advice but also looking for opportunities for me as a client.’

‘It is a pleasure to work with a team that delivers on our often time pressured requirements in an efficient and accurate manner.’

‘The team are extremely knowledgeable and very efficient.’

‘We worked with Squire Patton Boggs on a number of insolvency engagements, in particular in the energy sector, where they have a sector specialism.’

‘John Alderton and John Chesman were both integral to the delivery of Squires’ work. John Alderton in particular had deep sector knowledge.’

‘Jon Chesman is wise beyond his years and always very calm under pressure.’

‘A talented team with a high level of experience. Quick to respond to all difficult situations.’

‘Azher Quyoom and Grace Moreton both go the extra step to support the client with their quality advice.’

‘Mike Wilson – great lawyer.’

‘DWF has developed expertise in financial services administrations in a series of cases. It can really help clients in that sector to navigate the minefield of legislation.’

‘James Moore is excellent. He is committed to his clients, he’s clever and very down to earth.’

‘They are a highly professional team that cover a number of legal disciplines. The billing is fair and geared to the resultant position.’

‘The team at Excello are approachable, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They are able to pull together the expertise of all departments when required.’

‘The practice has far reaching and variety of lawyers who are able to offer a whole host of services which is pretty impressive. The expertise in the ‘room’ is fantastic to see and is pretty much a one stop shop of some high calibre lawyers without the price tag of a magic circle firm.’

‘Steve Thomas and Anna Shaw offer practical and no nonsense advice to their clients.’

‘Steve Thomas and Anna Shaw are fantastic to work with. They are proactive, forward thinking experts in their field. They think outside the box and are both very personable people to work with.’

‘Fast commercial advice – this is crucial in insolvencies.’

‘Peter McCormick – great unrivalled experience.’

‘We work with a small number of individuals predominately in relation to recovery actions. These can be complex and extremely difficult to manage but they are handled with skill, delicacy when required and professionalism.’