William Ballmann > Gateley Legal > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Gateley Legal
MINERVA
29 EAST PARADE
LEEDS
LS1 5PS
England

Work Department

Corporate/Restructuring

Position

William has over 30 years experience of business restructurings, re-financings, rescues and turnaround. He specialises in advising the management of public and private companies where there is some form of financial or organisational under-performance, stress or difficulty. Over the years, William has acted on numerous high-profile restructurings and insolvencies such as the ground breaking Parkside Industries Group, CardWorld, Furness Withy Shipping, Morris Properties, Fox Hayes Solicitors, Barretts & Stylo Shoes, Powerfuel Mining, Bid TV, Jones the Bootmaker and he advises various tax offices in Germany in connection with ‘insolvency tourism’ cases.

Career

Qualified 1983; partner at Gateley 2012 to date.

Languages

English, German.

Memberships

Council member Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3),  Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (past president), accredited member of the Institute for Turnaround.

Leisure

Enjoys skiing, scuba diving, golf and keeping fit.