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Restructuring/Insolvency | UK

Yorkshire

This section covers work on behalf of creditors (including banks, financial investors and steering committees), insolvency practitioners, corporate debtors and their officers/directors. Work examples may include debt restructuring, distressed M&A activity, formal insolvency procedures, contingency planning, debtor advisory work, distressed creditor and equity investment and trading. 

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Band 1

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Addleshaw Goddard has a strong reputation for advising lenders, corporate groups and administrators on restructuring and insolvency matters. The team continues to advise these clients on CVAs, pre-pack administrations and acquisitions of distressed assets. The firm benefits from its status as a panel firm for a number of leading banks.
  2. Clarion
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    Clarion
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Clarion works with a wide client base, including insolvency practitioners and lenders, on a full range of insolvency and restructuring work. Its frequent clients include major clearing banks and private equity funds specialising in distressed businesses. The team advises on asset-based lending-related matters. The firm has notable experience implementing CVAs and assisting with corporate administrations.
  3. Walker Morris LLP
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    Walker Morris LLP
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Walker Morris has a large team advising on regional and national restructuring and insolvency matters of both a contentious and non-contentious nature. The firm has particular expertise in debt restructuring, insolvency litigation and work for football clubs. The team assists a range of clients including local and national insolvency practitioners, major banks and private equity firms. The firm is additionally adept at acting for debt funds and has notable expertise handling CVAs.
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Band 2

  1. DLA Piper UK LLP
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    DLA Piper UK LLP
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper has expertise in contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm is noted for its experience of distressed property and M&A transactions. The team ably assists clients with national and international mandates. It regularly works with large accountancy firms, banks and corporate groups on matters relating to the retail, manufacturing and construction sectors.
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    Gateley Legal
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years Ranked
    Gateley Legal's restructuring and insolvency practice offers significant expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters. The team acts for a wide roster of clients including lenders, insolvency practitioners and other stakeholders. The firm regularly advises on the sale and acquisition of distressed assets, in addition to representing clients in litigious matters. It offers experience acting on a range of domestic and cross-border mandates.
  3. Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Freeths LLP
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    Freeths LLP
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Freeths has a noteworthy presence in the region, with offices in Sheffield and Leeds. The firm handles a range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters on behalf of insolvency practitioners, banks and large corporate clients. The team offers strong transactional expertise, regularly advising on pre-packaged sales of businesses and assets. The firm's client base spans the energy, retail and construction sectors, among others.
  2. Irwin Mitchell
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    Irwin Mitchell
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Irwin Mitchell advises insolvency professionals on contentious corporate and personal asset recovery, and creditors, including banks, on debt recovery. The firm also works with directors and boards of directors on a full range of insolvency-related matters.
  3. Pinsent Masons
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    Pinsent Masons
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Pinsent Masons is able to draw on national resources to provide a tailored local service. The firm has strong relationships with leading banks, demonstrated by appointments to restructuring panels. The team also advises on national and cross-border matters. It is noted for its capacity to assist distressed law firms.
  4. Squire Patton Boggs
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    Squire Patton Boggs
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Squire Patton Boggs is adept at handling both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. The team deals with reorganisations, disposals and corporate advisory work as well as litigation. It has expertise in the retail, mining and chemical sectors. The firm also represents clients in the financial services sector. It is capable of taking on high-value, complex matters related to personal insolvency.
  5. Schofield Sweeney
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 3