Drawing upon a wealth of technical expertise and deep market knowledge, the ‘client-focused and commercial’ team at Fieldfisher remains a very popular choice for officeholders and debtors, in particular, across a range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency/restructuring matters. As well as continuing to pick up a considerable volume of domestic mandates, particularly within the property sector, the team is also gaining more traction in the market for cross-border deals, including on energy and mining-related matters. Stewart Perry is skilled at handling work throughout the distressed curve, using his technical knowledge across different insolvency/restructuring tools to drive solutions both in and out of court. Kit Jarvis, who excels in handling cross-border contentious insolvency matters; Robin Spender, who handles restructuring and refinancing work as part of his broad finance offering; and Manchester-based Michelle Shean co-head the team alongside Perry.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is client-focused and commercial.'
- 'Chris Keane is fiercely protective of his clients and driven to win.'
- 'Depth of experience and resource, with a clear understanding of how to involve the right colleagues suited to a particular matter.'
- 'Technically very competent and happy to consider and try to account for the commercial influences being decisions.'
- 'A highly responsive and collaborative team. Easy to work with and technically excellent.'
- 'Stew Perry is a top class operator, technically excellent and puts clients at ease with a great bedside manner. Carly Schiff has fantastic tenacity and attention to detail and a calm and focussed demeanour.'
Key clients
- Justus von Buchwaldt as administrator of AS German Property Group GmbH
- Paul Davies, Sandra Mundy and Thomas Russell of James Cowper Kreston as the administrators of various Royale Park entities
- Geoff Rowley and Phil Armstrong of FRP as the administrators of Compound Photonics Group Limited
- James Davies and Joseph Pitt of Fraser Real Estate in their capacity as receivers over three development sites for new homes owned by the Sunningdale Group
- Colin Hardman and Finbarr O'Connell of Evelyn Partners as liquidators of The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited
- David Standish and Mike Leeds of Interpath as joint liquidators of Argyle UAE Limited
- Geoff Rowley and Phil Armstrong of FRP Advisory as administrators of Truphone Limited
- The Stins Settlement
- Jason Ainge and Paul Stanley of Begbies as liquidators of Goddington Pierce Limited (in liquidation)
- Ipsum Capital Limited
Work highlights
Advised the administrators of various companies that operated mobile home sites in the failure of the largest group of companies in this sector with claimed debts approaching £1bn.
Advised FRP as the administrators of Compound Photonics Group Limited on a complex administration application where UBOs of major shareholders were subject to sanction.
Advised FRP as the joint administrators of IOG Plc on the sale of its trading oil and gas subsidiaries.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Stewart Perry; Michelle Shean; Kit Jarvis; Robin Spender
Other key lawyers
Chris Keane; Carly Schiff; Asa Buchanan