Juliet Schalker > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
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IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
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Juliet Schalker
Work Department
Dispute resolution and litigation
Position
Juliet is a partner and the head of the litigation team. With her City expertise and contacts, Juliet brings a high level of client focus and service capability to our excellent dispute resolution practice. Juliet’s practice comprises a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, but she has particular expertise in insolvency, banking litigation, private equity and professional negligence claims. Juliet regularly handles high value litigation in specialist divisions of the High Court, often being instructed to act against or alongside major UK or international firms and has been involved, acting for the claimant, in a number of high profile cases in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Juliet’s focus is on insolvency litigation, private equity and the alternative lending markets, as well as shareholder and boardroom disputes. Juliet also has extensive experience in acting for lenders and insolvency practitioners on high profile professional negligence cases.
Career
Juliet qualified in South Africa as an Attorney of the High Court in 2008. After immigrating to the UK in 2009, Juliet joined City firm Rosling King, where she cross-qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2011. In 2012, Juliet was made partner at Rosling King, where she continued to practice until 2017. In 2017, Juliet joined Debenhams Ottaway as a partner in the litigation team and in May 2020 Juliet was promoted to head of the litigation team.
Memberships
Juliet is an active member and sits on the committee of the IWIRC London Network. Juliet is also a member of R3 and is regularly asked to speak at their conferences. Juliet is also a member of the LSLA and 100 Women in Finance.
Education
Rhodes University, South Africa, BA LLB (First)
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
(Leading individuals)Exhibiting ‘perfect depth, excellent breadth, and a great team dynamic‘, the team at Debenhams Ottaway acts in a variety of professional negligence and boardroom disputes. ‘Super bright, pragmatic, and a delight‘, Juliet Schalker heads up the St Albans practice, often representing high-net-worth individuals and owner-managed businesses. The ‘bright and pragmatic‘ Alex Neale has broad experience spanning contract, insurance, and recovery action-related disputes. Andrew Carter joined the team from Woodfines LLP in April 2022, contributing his expertise in partnership and agency disputes.
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Debenhams Ottaway offers clients ‘excellent service‘ when assisting clients with actions concerning distressed creditors and the defence of directors, in addition to office holder claims and general restructuring work. Juliet Schalker co-heads the St Albans practice alongside Alexander Neale. Schalker is an ‘excellent lawyer‘ who utilises her experience in commercial disputes to advise on a variety of insolvency disputes, while the ‘outstanding‘ Neale handles a variety of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, including recovery actions under antecedent transactions, and general restructuring options.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Dispute resolution
- Insolvency and corporate recovery South East > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery