Mike Gilmour > Freeths LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Freeths LLP
3RD FLOOR, THE COLMORE BUILDING
20 COLMORE CIRCUS, QUEENSWAY
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AT
England
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Work Department

Insolvency.

Position

Partner and office head of insolvency department. Specialising in corporate and personal insolvency acting for funders, insolvency practitioners and corporates.

Career

Trained Turbervilles; qualified 1997; solicitor Eversheds; partner Harrison Clark; partner Clarke Willmott; partner Freeths 2010.

Memberships

Law Society; R3 (Assoc of Business Recovery Professionals).

Education

South Bromsgrove High School; Brunel University (1994 First Class Hons); College of Law, York (1995 (Distinction)).

Leisure

Cricket, golf, Middlesbrough FC, supporter.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Freeths LLP advises a variety of clients on restructuring and insolvency matters, including insolvency practitioners, banks, debt funders, sponsors, corporates and individuals. When needed, the firm can draw on its broader expertise, in areas such as dispute resolution, employment and tax, to enhance its advice. John Jeffreys is ‘a stand out partner’, leading the team alongside Mike Gilmour and specialising in restructuring advice at the national and regional level. Gilmour focuses his own practice on bankruptcy matters, with particular expertise in contentious settings. Grace Millar is a noted member of the practice, with experience in contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. Su Garner joined from Knights plc in February 2024.