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Irwin Mitchell

Restructuring/Insolvency

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Irwin Mitchell

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The Leeds team are best known for acting for banks, asset-based lenders, other lenders, and restructuring professionals. We also have extensive experience in corporate advisory work advising boards of directors from contingency planning in the early stages of distress through to insolvency.

We act for a number of funders and lenders dealing with LPA/FCR work, mortgagee sales and general recoveries. We’re experienced at all areas of recoveries advisory from initial strategy discussions, advising on events of default, demand and reservation of rights letters to dealing with all aspects of enforcement and assisting in redemptions.

We've worked closely with a high street bank to produce an enhanced AML due diligence protocol to apply to buyers from the Bank or receivers to minimise this risk. In this we are industry leading.

The Sheffield team are known as the leading restructuring & insolvency team in Sheffield, being the largest team in Sheffield by a significant margin.

We act for all Insolvency Practitioner firms in the Sheffield market on corporate restructuring and insolvency assignments and for national Insolvency Practitioner firms on corporate court work matters.

We additionally carry out a large national portfolio (150+ live cases) of contentious insolvency matters, including KPMG (now Interpath), RSM and Mazars. We’re viewed as the leading lawyers nationally by these clients in terms of our expertise and capacity to deal with high value / complex matters.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Yorkshire

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Irwin Mitchell advises insolvency professionals on contentious corporate and personal asset recovery, and creditors, including banks, on debt recovery. The firm also works with directors and boards of directors on a full range of insolvency-related matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Irwin Mitchell acted for Begbies Taylor, the joint administrators of a group of ten companies, each operating separate wind turbine sites in the energy sector.

Strengths

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  • The Irwin Mitchell team distinguish themselves with their flexibility, commercial focus and deal resilience.

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  • Irwin Mitchell is a well-informed one-stop shop.

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  • The team have dealt with multiple highly complex cases and have proven their worth.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Tom Paton
    Band 3Tom Paton

    Tom Paton

    Tom Paton has a strong insolvency practice handling both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is particularly adept at handling restructuring matters.
    • Tom Paton is very experienced and knowledgeable, and up to date with the latest legislation and fully aware of the industry.

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  • Band 4Doug Robertson
    Band 4Doug Robertson

    Doug Robertson

    Doug Robertson has strong expertise in restructuring and insolvency. He is called upon by clients such as lenders and banks to advise on restructuring, enforcement and liquidation matters.

    • Doug has an excellent working knowledge of the market and law, and is well placed to provide informed and commercial advice.

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    • I would not feel comfortable enforcing or going into a litigation battle without Doug leading the way.

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    • Doug is strong individually but also acts as a good team player.

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