The restructuring and insolvency team at Sydney Mitchell LLP acts for a range of clients, providing advice on corporate recovery and insolvency matters. The group is particularly well-known for its advice to bridging lenders on recovery options regarding property portfolios where the borrower is an individual or company, and assisting insolvency practitioners in contentious matters involving claims against directors. Leanne Schneider-Rose has particular experience concerning the law on receivers and often advises lenders, insolvency practitioners, and agents on related issues. Key support is provided by Heleena Gandham.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has a very collaborative approach across various areas of the firm, which helps it deliver a great quality of service to clients. There is a top-down approach to clients, meaning that partners are always accessible but clients can be reassured that if none are available, less senior staff are well supported and knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Leanne Schneider-Rose has an ability to understand complex issues first time and with speed and clarity. She has a clear understanding of numbers in the context of transactions and has the ability to make practical proposals in a succinct, yet detail-oriented manner. She is unafraid to provide uncomfortable advice and always does so with a personable manner.'

Key clients

  • Poppleton & Appleby
  • FRP Advisory LLP

Work highlights

Acted for Administrators in the administration of a company that converted passenger planes into cargo planes with jurisdiction issues in Germany and the US.
Practice head

Leanne Schneider-Rose

Other key lawyers

Heleena Gandham