Tal Goldsmith > Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Tal Goldsmith is an insolvency and litigation lawyer. She conducts a variety of both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters and general commercial litigation and acts on behalf of banks, insolvency professionals, private individuals and companies.

Tal specialises in all aspects of recovery of assets into insolvent estates by liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy, often involving fraud. She acts both in specialist insolvency proceedings and in breach of contract, all types of negligence (including professional negligence) and debt claims.

In addition, Tal assists administrators and LPA receivers with their appointments, sale processes and issues arising in the course of using their powers. She provides advice to corporate and individual clients regarding implications of insolvency for them, acquisitions of businesses and assets from insolvent companies and on structuring transactions to ensure that they comply with companies and insolvency legislation.

Finally, Tal provides litigation strategy advice to clients of teams across the firm when proceedings are being contemplated and pursued. In the recent economic climate, this has involved significant experience in construction disputes, both in an insolvency context and providing advice in relation to complex and high value claims

Tal previously worked within the specialist Court team within the Corporate Recovery division of RSM Robson Rhodes (now Grant Thornton UK LLP). Amongst other matters she had day to day conduct on behalf of the Trustee in Bankruptcy of a large and complex estate which included ongoing litigation in more than 4 jurisdictions, and worked on a portfolio of cases investigating civil avoidance of VAT for liquidators on behalf of HMRC as principal creditor.

Tal is a non-practising barrister but went on to train with Wedlake Bell and qualified in September 2009. She was made a partner in April 2017.