Jim Varley > Devonshires Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7DT
England

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Jim is an insolvency partner with extensive knowledge of forensic recovery and contentious insolvency. Over 20 years he has built a strong expertise in advising insolvency practitioners in relation to asset realisation/recovery in both corporate failure and bankruptcy situations.

Career

Prior to Devonshires Solicitors, he was a founding partner at Locke Lord (UK) LLP the London arm of an international, multi-disciplinary US law firm, based in the City of London where he built on his reputation for challenging insolvency and corporate recovery work. He joined Devonshires Solicitors to lead our growing insolvency and debt recovery practice in March 2015.

Memberships

Jim is a fellow of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, and a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association and INSOL.

Education

Jim completed his LPC at Nottingham Law School.

Jim qualified with the Fellowship of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1994 before qualifying as a Solicitor in 1995.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery

Devonshires Solicitors LLP fields an ‘efficient and knowledgeable‘ team with a large number of debt recovery experts, including forensic recovery experts, meaning that it is able to handle the full spectrum of debt recovery matters both nationally and internationally. Notably, the group has been an increase in instructions from the recruitment sector, but remains active in the financial services and real estate sectors, acting for lenders and private property firms. Robert Edge and Jim Varley head up the team, with Edge able to provide assistance for both secured and unsecured debts, and Varley particularly strong in contentious insolvency. Matthew Garbutt handles commercial litigation stemming from disputed commercial debts.

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

Capable of handling large high-profile cases’, Devonshires Solicitors LLP‘s litigation and dispute resolution practice is experienced in disputes involving fraud, cross-border investigations, regulation, housing, and insurance and reinsurance. ‘One of the most outstanding lawyers around’, practice leader Philip Barden focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation, often with fraud or regulatory features. Jim Varley is a contentious insolvency expert and Stephen Netherway is an expert in commercial insurance and reinsurance disputes. The department further includes commercial litigator David Pack.