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UK Bar
Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Daniel Lewis is highly popular in the market for his advocacy style and personable manner. He undertakes wide-ranging insolvency work, with a particular emphasis on claims arising from participation in tax avoidance schemes. He is also well regarded for his handling of professional negligence claims both for and against insolvency office holders.
Strengths
He is commercial, practical, easy to work with and the judges like him.
He is excellent, for both advice and drafting and is very good with clients, putting them at their ease in difficult and stressful situations.
He has a sharp mind and a pragmatic approach coupled with an understanding of the clients' sensitivities.
He is easy to work with and creative minded. He's good at finding solutions and his advocacy is good.
Company - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Daniel Lewis has a strong company practice that spans insolvency-related mandates, unfair prejudice petitions and minority shareholders' rights, among other cases. He is particularly well regarded by commentators for his expertise in directors' duties claims, and is noted for often acting unled in cases.
Strengths
Daniel is easy to work with and creatively minded. He's good at finding solutions.
Daniel Lewis is very bright and quick to pick up on the way things are going. He is commercial and practical, and judges like him.
Daniel is a creative thinker who provides commercially focused advice in a friendly and collaborative manner. He is quick to grasp the key points in cases.
Just a pleasure to work with throughout, he steadied the ship and got stunning results. He always had the answer.
Daniel is excellent at both providing advice and drafting. He's very good with clients, and puts them at ease in difficult and stressful situations.