About

Provided by Walker Morris LLP

Our Banking and Finance Team has the knowledge, experience and expert legal skills, as well as the business judgment, to enable even the most complex of financing deals to be completed smoothly and safely for our clients.

We act on local, national and international financings and on each type of transaction, we’re able to spot and overcome issues before they become problems and the strength and size of our team means we can deliver these solutions on time and within budget.

We get to know our clients and take on board vital information as early as possible, so that we can use our expertise to move quickly through the deal execution process and reach a satisfactory conclusion.

Our Team of lawyers have specialist expertise in corporate financings, acquisition and leveraged finance, property finance (both investment and development), asset based finance and restructuring work covering the full range of corporate funding requirements. All of the partners in our team are recognised as leaders in their own fields.

Because our lawyers have experience in the business restructuring environment, they understand the pitfalls that can trip up the unwary, but they also have the commercial understanding to structure transactions in a way that will minimise those risks, without interfering with the underlying commercial realities of the deal. This understanding means we can guide our clients between theoretical problems and the real issues and help them differentiate between the two.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Yorkshire

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Walker Morris is a borrower-focused practice that represents leading corporate clients on a range of matters. It also assists lender clients, both alternative and traditional, with the latter being demonstrated by its place on a number of bank panels. Walker Morris offers additional expertise in asset-based lending and real estate funding, complemented by a leading real estate team.

Work Highlights

  • Walker Morris acted for the litigation funder Nera Capital as it sought a £20 million line of finance from Fintex Capital.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Philip Scott
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Band 1

Philip Scott frequently acts for non-traditional lenders as well as banks on a range of financings, including sustainability-linked loans.

Philip Scott is a first-class lawyer and a trusted business adviser.

Phil is very supportive and will involve additional members of the team as appropriate.

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James Crellin
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Band 3
James Crellin acts for clients on a range of finance matters, with a particular focus on asset-based lending transactions.

James Crellin is excellent, and we would highly recommend him.

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Laura Lister
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Band 3

Laura Lister is recognised for her work advising borrower clients on a range of financings. She has standout expertise in real estate financing, but is highly capable across the full range of transaction types.

We always get a strong level of service from Laura Lister.

Laura is a hard worker who gets things done and project-manages things well.

Laura is a good lawyer who provides sensible, practical advice. She has a good understanding of our business.

Rhianna Eden
Associates to watch

Rhianna Eden has a noted banking practice and advises across a range of areas including acquisition finance and real estate finance.

Rhianna Eden is so responsive - she's great at putting things in clear language for us.

Ranked Lawyers at
Walker Morris LLP

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Yorkshire

Banking & Finance

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Philip Scott
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Band 1
3
James Crellin
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Band 3
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Laura Lister
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Band 3
Rhianna Eden
Associates to watch

Members

Provided by Walker Morris LLP

Claire Askew

James Crellin

Laura Lister

Owen Ormond

Victoria Patterson