Insolvency practitioners, directors, creditors, lenders, debtors, and other stakeholders regularly turn to Paris Smith LLP for support on significant contentious issues, consensual restructurings and transactional matters. Mike Pavitt leads the group and is highly skilled in advising across contentious and non-contentious work relating to insolvencies and restructurings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Paris Smith has a very strong regional presence and a reputation for offering a quality service. The insolvency and corporate recovery practice builds on this reputation and can deal with all aspects of insolvency work, from transactions, directors' advice and litigation. The team is very knowledgeable and able to deal with complex matters.’
- ‘Mike Pavitt is well known locally as a leading expert in Insolvency law. You have confidence in his depth of knowledge and advice, which is presented professionally and articulately.’
- ‘Paris Smith is a solid firm which knows and is highly respected in the local market. It is well run, reassuringly traditional and treats its clients with care and respect.’
- ‘Mike Pavitt is a highly skilled lawyer, a great team leader and a thoroughly decent person. Lucy Andrews, a member of Mike's team, is delightful. She is highly conscientious, thorough and responsive - a rising star.’
- 'Friendly, very knowledgeable, and good collaboration internally.'
- 'Mike Pavitt is friendly and very knowledgeable.'
- 'Lucy Andrews has good availability and collaboration.'
- 'The team is headed by Mike Pavitt and works across both personal and corporate insolvency, It has great depth and is instructed by both national and local insolvency practitioners as well as individuals faced with the the insolvency process.'
- 'Mike Pavitt is without doubt one of the most experienced insolvency lawyers on the South Coast.'
- 'Mike Pavitt's depth of knowledge is second to none as is his client care. I do not think I can say more than I recommended him to a friend who needed insolvency advice.'
Key clients
- Azets
- Bailey Ahmad Business Recovery
- Beacon LIP Limited t/a FTS Recovery
- Begbies Traynor Group PLC
- CMB Partners UK Limited
- Evelyn Partners (S&W)
- Even Keel Solutions
- Forvis Mazars
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited
- Hampshire Trust Bank
- Interbay Funding Limited
- Indo Technologies Ltd
- James Cowper LLP
- Leonard Curtis
- Manolete Partners PLC
- Pythagoras Capital
- Quantuma
- RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP
- Trusolv Limited
- Vail Williams (LPA Receivers)
Work highlights
Assisted the Administrators and subsequently Liquidators re realisation of assets of Hodgson Acoustics Company Ltd to explore options and then worked with the board and prospective administrators to negotiate and document a sale of the business assets.
Advised Whitecrow Research PTE Ltd and Colvill Banks Limited on pre-pack acquisition of business, IPR and other assets of Armstrong Craven Ltd from its administrators, FRP (Manchester).
Advised Administrators of Nexus Independent Financial Advisers Ltd & Nexus Investment Managers Ltd on the realisation of assets, including high-value furnishings recovered by the Administrators and other assets.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Mike Pavitt
Other key lawyers
Lucy Andrews