Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
North West
Rankings overview for Departments
Chris Roberts Squire Patton Boggs11 Years Ranked
Gavin Jones JMW Solicitors LLP22 Years Ranked- Tim Taylor Addleshaw Goddard LLP8 Years Ranked
- Alastair LomaxTLT LLP
- David L GrayEversheds Sutherland
James Robbins Harrison Drury1 Years Ranked
James Williams JMW Solicitors LLP7 Years Ranked
Joey Byrne Freeths LLP17 Years Ranked
Kevin Pinkerton Freeths LLP5 Years Ranked
Paul Spence Hill Dickinson LLP13 Years Ranked- Sarah Foster Addleshaw Goddard LLP6 Years Ranked
Stuart Tait CMS18 Years Ranked
Will Jones Hill Dickinson LLP2 Years Ranked- Claire GrahamTLT LLP
- Daniel ClarkePannone Corporate LLP
- Mark DaviesAaron & Partners LLP
- Richard WolffMyerson
- Sarah DuignanEversheds Sutherland
- Jacob Walker Mills & Reeve LLP3 Years Ranked
Peter Barlow Harrison Drury1 Years Ranked- Max MorrisonEversheds Sutherland
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard has a leading practice that offers a full range of restructuring and insolvency advice. The firm is noted for its work on complex distressed real estate mandates. The team regularly works with banks, businesses and insolvency practitioners. It focuses on sizeable corporate restructures but also takes on high-value contentious work related to personal insolvency. The firm frequently handles complex matters relating to large manufacturing and retail businesses.
1 DLA Piper UK LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDLA Piper has an outstanding restructuring and insolvency department in the North West and is known for its diverse client base and international reach. The firm maintains strong relationships with high-profile banks and insolvency practitioners. The team regularly assists on a range of issues related to cross-border insolvencies. The firm offers considerable expertise in the funds market, advising both debt and private equity investors. The team demonstrates strength handling contentious insolvency matters as well as recovery litigation relating to business restructuring.
Band 2
2 Pinsent MasonsRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPinsent Masons regularly assists insolvency practitioners with substantial corporate administrations, as well as advising distressed businesses and clearing banks on high-value restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm also works with private funds and alternative asset managers on distressed transactions. It is experienced in advising on complex cross-border matters involving multiple jurisdictions. It also has notable expertise in restructuring matters concerning charities, pensions and educational institutions.
2 Shoosmiths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedShoosmiths has a capable restructuring and insolvency team based in Leeds. The team assists clients with the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including the sale of distressed businesses and assets and CVAs. The firm counts insolvency practitioners, asset-based lenders and financial services providers among its client base.
Band 3
3 Freeths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedFreeths has a capable team which undertakes all manner of corporate recovery, restructuring and insolvency work. The team acts for national insolvency practitioners and distressed businesses on contentious and non-contentious mandates, including administrations and bankruptcies. The firm represents clients on all sides of disputes, including trustees in bankruptcy, liquidators and debtors. It also regularly handles personal insolvency matters.3 Gateley LegalRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedGateley Legal has a respected team with significant experience advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency work. The team acts for corporate clients along with insolvency practitioners and financial institutions. The firm is experienced in working on large administrations and liquidations with an international element. It is regularly instructed on insolvencies with significant fraud aspects.
3 Hill Dickinson LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedHill Dickinson is a strong North West firm with a team capable of acting for clients in a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team regularly advises on corporate restructuring and recovery as well as handling personal and company insolvencies. The firm has an established client base across a number of industries, with particular skill in the maritime and property sectors.
3 JMW Solicitors LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedJMW Solicitors has a well-regarded team with notable expertise in a wide range of restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm acts for a broad base of clients, including administrators and companies from a variety of sectors. It is noted for its skilled handling of shareholder disputes, wrongful trading claims and property receiverships.