Leanne Schneider-Rose > Sydney Mitchell LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Sydney Mitchell LLP Offices

Cavendish House
39 Waterloo Street
Birmingham
B2 5PP
England
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Leanne Schneider-Rose

Work Department
Restructuring and insolvency, Debt Recovery and Commercial Litigation
Position
Leanne is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team specialising in Restructuring and Insolvency and Debt Recovery. Leanne has over 20 years experienced dealing with corporate and personal insolvency matters both contentious and non-contentious. Leanne acts for lenders, insolvency practitioners and receivers. Leanne also acts for individuals involved in insolvency claims and directors facing misfeasance or wrongful trading claims and directors disqualification proceedings.
Leanne has developed a particular specialism in the law relating to Receivers dealing with the appointment of Receivers (fixed charge or LPA) and advising Receivers on their duties and powers.
Clients that Leanne acts for include; FRP Advisory LLP, Smart Insolvency, DBR Restructuring and various bridging lender clients.
Career
Qualified 1999; trained Harrison Clark Solicitors, Clifford Chance Frankfurt 2004; Rubric Legal Edgbaston 2005; Sydney Mitchell LLP 2007 to date.
Languages
German
Memberships
R3; member of the Association of Property & Fixed Charge Receivers (NARA).
Education
University of the West of England.
Leisure
Leanne enjoys jogging and gardening.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Sydney Mitchell LLP offers secured and unsecured recovery assistance for a diverse spread of clients, from local to national organisations. Its experience includes secured and unsecured debt collection, return of goods claims and recovery of service charges. ‘Unrivalled’ in her ability to explain legal processes, Leanne Schneider-Rose heads the practice and advises individuals, insolvency practitioners and bridging lenders on their recovery options in connection with insolvency claims. Heleena Gandham is noted within the team for her work in non-regulated lending for bridging lenders.
West Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Sydney Mitchell LLP offers a comprehensive service to insolvency practitioners, receivers and lenders. It is experienced in advising clients on their contentious claims, recovery options and duties as receivers. Possessing ‘a real understanding of the law’, Leanne Schneider-Rose captains the practice, with a strength in contentious insolvency claims for insolvency practitioners.
West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation
Consistently advising private clients, landlords and bridging lenders, Sydney Mitchell LLP stands out for its knowledge on service charge arrears, enforcement of restrictive covenants and ownership disputes. With the team being based out of Birmingham, Leanne Schneider-Rose leads, bringing in-depth expertise in contentious insolvency cases to the practice, whilst Ian Sheppard focuses on dilapidation claims and lease renewals.
Lawyer Rankings
- Debt recovery West Midlands > Dispute resolution
- Insolvency and corporate recovery West Midlands > Finance
- Property litigation West Midlands > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Property litigation