The team of ‘highly skilled professionals’ at Addleshaw Goddard is adept at contentious asset-based lending, secured lending, regulated lending and fraud matters and acts for a range of UK clearing banks, international banks and financial services providers. Harold Brako leads the team and advises a litany of banks, private equity houses and independent funders in banking, asset-based lending and receivables financing litigation. Helen Jack is an active member of the practice and handles all types of recovery, fraud and enforcement litigation across asset finance, invoice discounting and factoring and Ashlee Simms is well versed in alternative dispute resolution methods.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- 'They are very responsive and knowledgeable. The firm also has great resources and programmes to support in house lawyers.'
- 'Harold Brako and Helen Jack are very knowledgeable and commercial.'
Key clients
- Amicus Asset Finance Limited
- Ultimate Finance Limited
Work highlights
Acting for Kroll as liquidators of the Arena Group of Companies following its collapse in November 2021.
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Leading associates
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Ashlee Simms
Helen Jack
Practice head
Harold Brako
Other key lawyers
Helen Jack; Ashlee Simms; Danielle Cooper; Patricia Elder