Ashfords LLP maintains a robust presence in the South West while also leveraging its London-based expertise, particularly in contentious matters. Bristol-based team head Melissa George is well-versed in helping directors and companies manage distressed situations without recourse to any formal procedures, as well as being skilled at advising IPs in formal insolvency scenarios. In London, the ‘highly commercial’ Crispin Jones is the main contact for insolvencies involving contentious issues, including as it relates to tax avoidance schemes. He is also particularly adept at advising on law firm restructurings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ashfords are highly experienced advisors and adept at navigating the legal issues during restructuring or insolvency.'
- 'They have capabilities spanning contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring applicable to both businesses and individuals, with a multidisciplinary team capable of consistently delivering quality advice with valuable insight.’
‘Crispin Jones is responsive, engaging, and always highly commercial.'
Key clients
- Manolete Partners plc
- Begbies Traynor LLP
- Bhardwaj Limited
- Luxembourg based fund
- Grant Thornton LLP
- Evelyn Partners
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Azets LLP
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Quantuma LLP
- Carter Clark
Work highlights
Acted for Begbies Traynor as trustees in bankruptcy of a high-net- worth individual who is also a suspect in a money laundering operation of over £200m.
Acted for Manolete Partners Plc in bringing a successful action against the defendants, the directors of a company, which required extensive investigations of transactions and tracing manipulation of assets through various companies.
Practice head
Melissa George
Other key lawyers
David Pomeroy; Crispin Jones; Nicola Brastock