Addleshaw Goddard's restructuring practice has a stellar track record advising on complex restructuring and insolvency cases, including distressed real estate restructuring and sales, related litigation as well as delivering advice to boards, directors and trustees during periods of financial distress and bankruptcy. The Manchester-based team is led by Ged Barnes, who is well versed in non-contentious insolvency proceedings for financial institutions and insolvency practitioners. Other key lawyers based in the North West include Tim Taylor, who also handles non-contentious advice, while Sarah Foster often advises directors and companies on restructuring assignments and distressed lending. Barry Davies handles transactional insolvencies and Rebecca O’Callaghan is a go-to name in bankruptcy, asset recovery, litigation and insolvency proceedings.
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‘Addleshaw Goddard was impressive on our recent project working together. They were innovative and explored and implemented a novel approach and court application relating to the restructuring, creating leverage and benefit for their client in the process. The team was highly dedicated and motivated and showed a real desire to deliver for their client.’
‘Sarah Foster is an experienced restructuring lawyer, helping to coordinate the restructuring process and draw in the right expertise from the wider firm to deliver for her clients.’
‘The team is well connected as one, commercial and practical in their approach and collaborative with me as their client.’
Key clients
- Kroll Advisory Ltd
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- Interpath Ltd
- FRP Advisory LLP
- The HLD Group Limited
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Watling Real Estate
- Hampshire Trust Bank plc
- Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP
- BDO LLP
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP
- Mazars LLP
- Manolete Partners PLC
- Fletcher Bond Limited
- Phoenix Money Limited
- Teneo Financial Advisory Limited
Work highlights
Advising Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust on its response to the Part 26A Restructuring Plan proceedings issued against the trust by its PFI project company, Consort Healthcare (Tameside) PLC.
Advising Teneo as joint administrators of HHGL Limited (Homebase).
Acting for Manolete, as purchaser of a claim, in an appeal at the Court of Appeal regarding enforcement against a director's pension.
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Tim Taylor
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Sarah Foster
Practice head
Ged Barnes
Other key lawyers
Tim Taylor; Sarah Foster; Barry Davies; Rebecca O'Callaghan; Natalie Bromley