Nicola Kirk
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Restructuring/Insolvency
Band 1
About
Provided by Nicola Kirk
Practice Areas
Nicola is a specialist restructuring partner who provides advice and assistance on contentious and non-contentious insolvency, restructuring, refinancing, turnaround, rescues, recoveries, security issues, protection of creditor interests and advisory matters (both corporate and personal).
Nicola also specialises in commercial disputes with particular emphasis on finance, corporate and shareholder disputes, asset and debt recovery.
Nicola has been recognised within the Thames Valley and the South as one of the leading insolvency and restructuring practitioners with a reputation for turning around ’sticky situations’ and delivering results. Nicola has been praised by clients for her personal communication style, commercial intelligence and attention to detail whilst balancing client commerciality with risk.
Nicola is a member of R3, Institute for Turnaround (IFT), The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the Thames Valley Women in Business.
Chambers Review
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Nicola Kirk heads up Gateley's restructuring team in Reading. She advises on administrative procedures arising from the retail, construction, e-commerce and education sectors. She counts corporates and insolvency practitioners among her clientele.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nicola is a standout lawyer and leads an outstanding team. She is the go-to for complex matters and is able to unpack matters very skilfully and explain things in an easily digestible way."
"Nicola is a strong member of the team who clearly wants to build long-term professional relationships."
"I think she has a commercial outlook. She has the balance right where, if you throw something complex at them, they pick it up. They give you both the legal and commercial advice."
"I really enjoy working with Nicky. She has strong technical and commercial expertise and a very personable approach."
"Nicola Kirk is very positive with a can-do attitude when working with her. I think she gets results through being particularly personable."
"Nicola is a standout lawyer and leads an outstanding team. She is the go-to for complex matters and is able to unpack matters very skilfully and explain things in an easily digestible way."
"Nicola is a strong member of the team who clearly wants to build long-term professional relationships."
"I think she has a commercial outlook. She has the balance right where, if you throw something complex at them, they pick it up. They give you both the legal and commercial advice."
"I really enjoy working with Nicky. She has strong technical and commercial expertise and a very personable approach."
"Nicola Kirk is very positive with a can-do attitude when working with her. I think she gets results through being particularly personable."
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