LAWYER PROFILE

Nicola Kirk

UK 2026

Gateley Legal

Ranked in 1 practice area

Restructuring/Insolvency

Thames Valley

11 years ranked

About

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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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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Restructuring/Insolvency - Thames Valley

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

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She is brilliant - she's level-headed, technically knows her stuff and is very commercial. She also considers things from an insolvency practitioner perspective.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nicola is someone I trust implicitly and she has always been able to provide a solution to situations I have presented her with. Nicola has a perfect mix of professionalism and personal awareness.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She's a fun and engaging person to be with who is good at building bonds and relationships with clients. Her absolute knowledge of the sector is second to none.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
I found her to be an impressive partner who knew her client and case well. She was able to lead the team without getting bogged down by the detail.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession