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Mr Andy Bates
Work Department
Business support and restructuring.
Position
Partner in the business support and restructuring team specialising in advising insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and other stakeholders on all legal matters arising out of corporate restructurings and insolvencies and all related aspects of underperforming or distressed corporates. Andy has significant experience in handling distressed property assets, be that development, investment or buy to let.
Career
Trained Addleshaw Goddard; qualified 2004; partner 2013.
Education
Bradford Grammar School; University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2001, LLB, 2:1); York College of Law (2002, LPC, Distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading partners)Addleshaw Goddard fields a ‘hard-working, responsive team’ experienced in both creditor and debtor-side work. The group has particular strength in distressed real estate, with key expertise in the retail sector. Team lead Andy Bates covers the full range of issues relating to corporate restructurings and insolvencies, and is active on behalf of a broad client base. Emma Sadler made partner in 2023 and is a key contact for major clearing banks as well as alternate lenders. Emma Atkinson and managing associate Dan Saunders are names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and corporate recovery Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance
- Leading partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Planning