Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
North West
Rankings overview for Departments
- Bethan Moore Shoosmiths LLP3 Years Ranked
- Claire Graham TLT LLP3 Years Ranked
- Daniel Butler Trowers & Hamlins LLP1 Years Ranked
- Gavin Clarke Gateley Legal1 Years Ranked
- James Robbins Harrison Drury2 Years Ranked
- James Williams JMW Solicitors LLP8 Years Ranked
- Kevin Pinkerton Freeths LLP6 Years Ranked
- Paul Spence Hill Dickinson LLP14 Years Ranked
- Sarah Duignan Eversheds Sutherland7 Years Ranked
- Will Jones Hill Dickinson LLP3 Years Ranked
- Daniel ClarkePannone Corporate LLP
- Mark DaviesAaron & Partners LLP
- Richard WolffMyerson
- Alex Brown Freeths LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jacob Walker Mills & Reeve LLP4 Years Ranked
- Max Morrison Eversheds Sutherland2 Years Ranked
- Peter Barlow Harrison Drury2 Years Ranked
- Samantha Poulton Pinsent Masons1 Years Ranked
- Simon Banks Trowers & Hamlins LLP1 Years Ranked
- Vanessa Stuart Squire Patton Boggs1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 11 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/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 11 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 Eversheds SutherlandRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland is a fully resourced national firm with a respected local team that is frequently instructed on high-value corporate restructuring matters, with an emphasis on real estate work. The team focuses on transactional and other non-contentious matters, often working alongside insolvency practitioners. The firm also continues to advise banks on the full range of insolvency work. It has additional expertise in pensions-related matters.
2 Gateley LegalRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 11 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.2 Shoosmiths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 7 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.2 TLT LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedTLT has a strong team that is regularly called upon for its expertise in complex restructuring matters. The team ably advises clients on administration and the acquisition and disposal of distressed companies. The firm acts across a range of sectors, such as retail, hospitality and financial services. The team is equally adept in contentious insolvency, with expertise across complex investigations and directors' duty claims.
Band 3
3 Freeths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedFreeths has a capable team that 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 Harrison DruryRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedHarrison Drury's restructuring and insolvency team offers a full suite of contentious and non-contentious services to insolvency practitioners and distressed entities.
3 Hill Dickinson LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedHill Dickinson is a strong North West firm with a team capable of acting for clients on 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/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 7 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.
3 Pinsent MasonsRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 11 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.