Addleshaw Goddard acts for a wide range of financial services providers, including challenger banks and fintech alternative finance providers, bringing specialisms in niche areas within the financial sector, such as asset-based lending, secured lending, and regulated lending and related products. ‘Highly experienced’ practice head Harold Brako is well-versed in domestic and cross-border disputes related to banking, asset-based lending, and receivables financing matters. Helen Jack is a key contact for banks, financial institutions, commercial enterprises, credit funds, and insolvency practitioners, handling disputes and enforcement matters involving factoring, invoice discounting, and asset finance.
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Testimonials
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- Great team with lots of industry knowledge and a practical outlook.
- I have always been pleased with the service provided by the team. They are knowledgeable, responsive, and pragmatic in their approach, and consistently provide clear advice tailored to the matter at hand. They stand out for their depth of expertise, commercial awareness, and ability to explain options in a straightforward way, which helps clients make informed decisions with confidence.
- The team’s key strength is its depth of knowledge and practical experience across a wide range of matters. Clients can expect clear, commercially focused advice, with options explained in a straightforward and pragmatic way so they can make informed decisions with confidence. The team takes a collaborative and responsive approach, ensuring clients understand both the legal position and the practical implications of each available route.
- Helen Jack is always available and provides excellent service in a language that a non-lawyer can understand.
- Personable professional team with an encyclopedic knowledge base.
- Very strong reputation and deep knowledge in the asset-based lending industry, which is a unique subset of the banking litigation sector.
- Exceptional client handling skills, commercial acumen.
- Harold Brako understands exactly what the client wants and how best to try to achieve it. Level-headed, commercial litigator with clients' best interests at the forefront of what he does.
- The team is highly skilled, collaborative, with excellent client care and attention to detail.
- What we value most about Addleshaw Goddard is the confidence we can place in their guidance. They combine deep technical knowledge with a genuinely collaborative, down-to-earth approach, making even complex matters feel manageable. We know we can trust their judgment, rely on their responsiveness, and feel confident that their recommendations are grounded in a real understanding of our sector and our risks.
Key clients
- Ultimate Finance Ltd
- Bibby Financial Services Ltd
- Kroll Advisory Ltd
- DF Capital Bank Ltd
- Time Finance plc
- Maleth Aero AOC Ltd
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Helen Jack
Practice head
Harold Brako
Other key lawyers
Helen Jack