Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
Yorkshire
Rankings overview for Departments
- Andy Stirk Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP15 Years Ranked
Barney Smedley Eversheds Sutherland8 Years Ranked- Dawn Allen Pinsent Masons8 Years Ranked
James Davison DLA Piper UK LLP4 Years Ranked- John Alderton Squire Patton Boggs25 Years Ranked
Lemi McAuley Hill Dickinson LLP9 Years Ranked
Matthew Brown Gateley Legal16 Years Ranked
- Claire Askew Walker Morris LLP2 Years Ranked
- Doug Robertson Irwin Mitchell8 Years Ranked
- Gawain Moore Walker Morris LLP3 Years Ranked
- Jon Chesman Squire Patton Boggs5 Years Ranked
Oliver Jackson Freeths LLP5 Years Ranked- Azher QuyoomAndrew Jackson Solicitors LLP
- Jo SmithSchofield Sweeney
- Richard FergussonSchofield Sweeney
- Wayne ParkerLCF Law
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedAddleshaw 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.
1 ClarionRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedClarion 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.
1 Walker Morris LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedWalker 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 in handling CVAs.
Band 2
2 DLA Piper UK LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedDLA 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.
2 Gateley LegalRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedGateley 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.
2 Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedWomble Bond Dickinson has a notable practice that advises leading banking groups on complex insolvency and restructuring matters. The team deals with distressed debt-related work for funds as well as advising insolvency practitioners. The firm continues to possess expertise in the healthcare, leisure and manufacturing sectors. It is also well versed in distress-related litigation, including issues surrounding asset recovery.
Band 3
3 Freeths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedFreeths 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.
3 Irwin MitchellRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedIrwin 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 MasonsRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedPinsent 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.
3 Squire Patton BoggsRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedSquire 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.
Band 4
4 Eversheds SutherlandRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland has a highly adept restructuring and insolvency team frequently sought to advise on a wide range of issues including pre-packaged administration sales, the appointment of and responsibilities of administrators, and schemes of arrangement, among many others. The team also has in-depth knowledge of distressed property cases and the financial aspects of restructuring a company.
4 Hill Dickinson LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedHill Dickinson has a highly adept restructuring and insolvency team that is frequently sought out by corporates to advise on a range of issues such as trading matters, sales and acquisitions, and distressed real estate. The team also regularly acts for administrators. The firm is equally skilled at acting on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
4 TyrRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedTyr houses a well-regarded team able to assist a wide range of clients including corporates, accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners on complex contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is adept in a broad array of issues such as pre-packaged business sales, transfer of insolvency appointments, and lender and borrower issues.