Restructuring/Insolvency (Bar) | Global

3 Verulam Buildings is well regarded for its handling of contentious commercial insolvencies, and its tenants are regularly called upon to act for insolvency practitioners in high-value, cross-border recovery actions. Members are noted for their "excellent specialist knowledge," and recent standout work includes Crescent Gas Corporation v National Iranian Oil Company and others.

Stuart Pullum is the director of clerking.

Members of Twenty Essex is noted for its "excellent ability to absorb and distil factually complex matters." The set regularly advises on both complex restructuring schemes and contentious insolvencies and acts for a diverse client base which includes administrators, liquidators, trustees and lenders. Cross-border insolvencies are a key area of strength for the team, and its members have experience appearing before the courts in several offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands. Recent instructions for the set include acting in Greensill Limited, a high-profile liquidation matter.

Arron Zitver, Christopher Theobald and Anthony Carroll are practice directors at the set.