With a ‘wide range of talented partners’, Harper Macleod LLP attracts a notable client base with a broad ambit spanning both the contentious and transactional elements of insolvencies and restructurings. The team’s leadership is split between the ’highly knowledgeable’ Gordon Hollerin, who advises financial institutions, directors, and administrators on both a domestic and international scale, and litigation specialist James Lloyd, who acts on insolvency mandates. Fiona Strang draws on her corporate law background to handle work across the construction, hospitality and retail sectors.
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Testimonials
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'Harper Macleod's Insolvency and Corporate Recovery team is one of the best in the country. A go-to for any and all complex insolvency matters.'
‘Gordon Hollerin is pure class. He has all the attributes you want in a lawyer, a calm exterior but with an immense knowledge of his area, which can throw opponents off balance. He is the person you want on your side. He is also well known internationally, which puts him in a good position for that work.’
'James Lloyd is very knowledgeable, responsive, and user-friendly. He knows Scottish insolvency law inside out.'
‘Fiona Strang had attention to detail while steering everything to a successful outcome.’
‘Gordon Hollerin is a highly respected and knowledgeable insolvency lawyer. The experience he brings to resolving a legal issue is greatly appreciated.’
‘Experienced restructuring and litigation lawyers - highly respected and experienced.’
‘Harper MacLeod still retain exceptional personal insolvency knowledge and experience through James Lloyd and they have a great combination of this plus Gordon Hollerin's corporate insolvency knowledge.’
‘Gordon Hollerin is a robust adviser and I have witnessed him providing his clients with advice that they didn't want to hear but was in their interests to listen to.’
'Gordon Hollerin is a highly regarded expert in the field of insolvency and restructuring and brings not only technical expertise but a huge wealth of business and commercial experience to situations. His pragmatic approach and focus on client delivery shines through every time.'
'Gordon Hollerin is a stand-out individual. He is hugely experienced, commercially minded, and very well respected. He has a fantastic, calm and collected approach to all matters, contentious or not. Fiona Strang is very able and has excellent knowledge of corporate insolvency matters.'
Key clients
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited as administrators of PSL2021 Realisations Limited (formerly Peacocks Stores Limited)
- Grant Thornton LLP as administrators of Sto Limited
- Mackays Stores (Holdings) Limited
- Teneo Financial Advisory Limited as administrators of Stewart Milne Group
- Interpath Ltd as administrators of Our Power Community Benefit Society Limited
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited as administrators of Connect Modular Ltd
- SmartPA Global Ltd
- 4icg Ltd, Pursuit Marketing Limited, and Your Shortlist Limited (the “4icg Group”)
- Interpath Ltd as administrators of Tayside Aviation (in Administration)
- Rikvin Capital Pte Ltd
- Quantuma Advisory Limited as administrators of Ballie Edinburgh Ltd
- Johnston Carmichael LLP as administrators of 5 P.M. Ltd
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited as liquidators of D M Design Bedrooms Limited
- SFP Restructuring Limited
- Milne Craig
- BDO
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited as Bankruptcy Trustee
Work highlights
Advising the administrators of PSL2021 Realisations Limited (formerly Peacocks Stores Limited) followed by an application to the Court of Session for a 12-month extension to the administrator’s appointment.
Advising Grant Thornton regarding pre-administration advice involving lodging answers in respect of the winding up petition presented against Sto Limited and thereafter instructed to make a court application for the appointment of administrators to Sto Limited.
Advising BDO as bankruptcy trustee on the bankruptcy of a Scottish debtor with £70m debts and assets across the world.
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James Lloyd
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Practice head
Gordon Hollerin; James Lloyd
Other key lawyers
Fiona Strang