Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
- Claire Massie Pinsent Masons20 Years Ranked
- Jamie McIntosh Addleshaw Goddard LLP16 Years Ranked
- Michael Thomson Burness Paull7 Years Ranked
- Fiona McKerrellShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Addi Spiers Addleshaw Goddard LLP10 Years Ranked
- Ainslie Benzie TLT LLP10 Years Ranked
- Alan Meek Morton Fraser MacRoberts20 Years Ranked
- Gary Moffat Burness Paull18 Years Ranked
- Gordon Hollerin Harper Macleod LLP29 Years Ranked
- Lucy McCann Brodies LLP7 Years Ranked
- Tim Cooper Addleshaw Goddard LLP12 Years Ranked
- Eric BaijalBBM Solicitors
- Gillian CartyShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Alan Munro Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP14 Years Ranked
- Allana Sweeney Burness Paull6 Years Ranked
- Angus Wood BTO Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
- Leon Breakey Morton Fraser MacRoberts2 Years Ranked
- Nicola Ross Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
- Shirley Li-Ting Brodies LLP5 Years Ranked
- Sian E M Aitken CMS14 Years Ranked
- Stacey Bairner Pinsent Masons LLP6 Years Ranked
- Stephanie Carr Thorntons Law LLP6 Years Ranked
- Stuart Clubb Shoosmiths LLP13 Years Ranked
- Katrina LumsdaineAnderson Strathern
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard is a well-regarded name for restructuring and insolvency, offering a strong roster of sector experts with skills in both contentious and non-contentious mandates. It regularly handles complex and time-sensitive cross-border cases, often requiring expertise in both English and Scottish law. The department acts for a broad client base that includes banks, financial institutions and corporate groups.1 Burness PaullRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 29 Years RankedBurness Paull has a distinguished insolvency practice that regularly handles complex restructuring mandates for lenders, borrowers and insolvency practitioners, alongside broader roles advising purchasers on distressed asset transactional matters. It is held in high regard for the strength of its litigation team, which handles a wide variety of enforcement and wider insolvency-related claims.
1 Pinsent MasonsRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedPinsent Masons houses a specialist restructuring team with recognised cross-border capabilities. Its team in Scotland can be bolstered by its sector experts in both its UK and international offices. It advises lenders and financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, distressed businesses and boards of directors in the hospitality, financial services, retail and social care sectors, among others.
Band 2
2 Brodies LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedBrodies has a well-regarded practice with strength across a spectrum of corporate and personal insolvency matters. It demonstrates considerable expertise in handling issues such as transactions involving distressed assets, insolvency litigation and restructurings. Its clients include distressed companies, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and regulatory bodies.
2 Harper Macleod LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedHarper Macleod is known for its abilities in corporate and personal insolvency. Its lawyers have particular experience in the construction, mining and retail industries and advise banks and insolvency practitioners. The department provides counsel across the full range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency work, calling upon broader expertise in its employment and real estate practices to advise on ancillary issues.
2 Morton Fraser MacRobertsRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts advises on a range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, with notable expertise in distressed debt-related matters and asset recovery. The firm often acts for insolvency professionals as well as banks, distressed businesses and directors.
2 TLT LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedTLT offers a robust restructuring and insolvency practice with the capability to bridge non-contentious and contentious insolvency mandates. The team's broad practice encompasses insolvency appointments, asset sales and advice to lenders, among other instructions. TLT's practitioners in Scotland can draw upon the resources of offices elsewhere in the UK, while the firm sits on the panel of many major banks and leading insolvency practitioners.