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Insolvency and corporate recovery

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Irwin Mitchell

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Irwin Mitchell advises lenders, insolvency practitioners, businesses, and directors on turnaround, restructuring, CVAs, liquidations, receiverships, and commercial recoveries, while also providing corporate advisory services to financially distressed companies. The practice is jointly led by Doug Robertson from Leeds and Tom Paton, based in Sheffield. Robertson brings over 20 years of expertise across all areas of insolvency, with a particular focus on property-related matters, while Paton advises clients on major restructuring and pre-pack insolvency transactions in the Yorkshire market.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Tom Paton and Byron Masserella are both excellent solicitors with very extensive knowledge of the industry.'

  • ‘Team operates well with key individuals having awareness across their firm of all insolvency matters to be able to identify and spot opportunities. Good balance struck between involving and trusting junior lawyers to progress matters to maintain cost efficiency with appropriate oversight of lead partner.’

  • ‘Individuals in the team are knowledgeable and make themselves available to assist. Tom Paton has a strong technical head balanced with a commercial approach.'

  • 'This is a happy team which has been together for some time now delivering exceptional legal work across the insolvency sector.'

  • 'Tom Paton is a fantastic insolvency lawyer. Commercial, astute and very experiences.'

  • 'Paddy Sturman is excellent. knowledge is always up to date with current market trends. Very commercial and explains risks well if concerned. always goes the extra mile for you.'

Key clients

  • EY
  • PWC
  • HSBS Bank plc/HSBC UK Bank plc
  • National Westminster Bank plc
  • The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
  • Lloyds Bank plc
  • Metro Bank plc
  • Shawbrook

Work highlights

Advised Leonard Curtis in the administration of IPM Group, including a pre-pack sale that saved over 3,000 jobs.
Advised joint administrators in the administration of a borrower company, including development of a 32-unit site, structuring of a quasi-joint venture and funding agreements, and securing a successful extension of the administration.
Advised the joint trustees in the bankruptcy of a high-profile celebrity in ongoing High Court litigation over £4m in antecedent transaction claims.

Practice head

Doug Robertson; Tom Paton

Other key lawyers

Sophie McKelvey; Byron Masserella; Ashleigh Robinson-Beaumont