‘Hard-working, dedicated and thorough’, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP’s Cheltenham-based team regularly assists administrators and liquidators in various contexts, with particular skill advising on the risk of their appointment. The firm also acts in litigation relating to distressed situations, including asset recovery and breach of directors’ duties claims. ‘First-class insolvency litigator’ Daniel Moore heads the practice, assisting financial institutions, boards of directors and insolvency practitioners.
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Testimonials
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‘Hard-working, dedicated and thorough team.’
‘The team works closely with insolvency office-holders assisting them at every stage with difficult issues arising in an insolvency context. They have impressive understanding of the responsibilities and pressures that office-holders face and address them in a practical and sensible way.’
‘Daniel Moore is a first-class insolvency litigator. He is fiercely intelligent, on top of all of the detail, never loses sight of the commercial realities and combines it all with a extremely personable and charming manner.’
Key clients
- RSM Restructuring & Advisory
- Begbies Traynor
- Quantuma
Work highlights
Advising the joint liquidators of LBGP on the winding-up of 5 collective investment schemes arising out of the Lehman Brothers insolvency with claims in excess of a £1bn.
Advising Begbies Traynor on the risk to the proposed joint administrators in relation to being appointed as administrators.
Advice to joint liquidators of LBGP on the winding up of a subsidiary within the UK Lehman group.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Daniel Moore