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Restructuring and Insolvency

The Clarke Willmott team is made up of 24 lawyers, including 5 partners, who are spread across our offices. We work regularly with and provide a high quality service to insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, companies and boards of directors, turnaround specialists, creditors and other stakeholders in the insolvency process.

We advise on all issues facing insolvency practitioners in corporate recovery and insolvency, including appointment and trading issues and the quick, efficient and cost effective realisation of assets.

Our substantial contentious insolvency reputation and expertise provides excellent advice in relation to antecedent transaction proceedings, applications for examination or delivery up of documentation and information and any other litigation arising in the insolvency context. This is combined with imaginative funding options, which will minimise risk whilst maximising potential returns.

A market leading dedicated and specialist team in our Birmingham office will cost-effectively deal with realisation of the property in any bankruptcy and will deal with problematic annulment cases.

Key Contacts

Martin Askew, Partner 0845 209 1322 martin.askew@clarkewillmott.com
Martin specialises in insolvency and corporate recovery and advises on the full range of insolvency procedures to include advice to distressed businesses and individuals on their options and advising practitioners on appointment issues. He has particular expertise in investigation and pursuing antecedent transaction litigation. Martin has considerable experience of company directors' duties and director disqualification cases. He has also developed a practice in off shore recoveries and a specialism in off shore trusts litigation. He is recognised as a leader in his field by the Chambers and Legal Experts legal directories.

Philip Winterborne, Partner 0845 209 1296/ 0782 518 3401 philip.winterborne@clarkewillmott.com
Philip has wide experience of Insolvency and Corporate Recovery. He regularly advises insolvency practitioners, companies, directors and financial stakeholders in relation to a range of issues arising in corporate and personal insolvency, and in relation to the restructuring and turnaround of ailing businesses. Philip is recognised as a leader in insolvency law by Chambers legal directory, sits on the regional committee for R3 and is a regional co-ordinator for the Turnaround Management Association.

Matthew Barker, Partner and LIP 0845 209 1534 matthew.barker@clarkewillmott.com
Matthew advises insolvency practitioners, turnaround managers, businesses and financiers on all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency. He also advises on the solvent restructuring of businesses. Matthew is a licensed insolvency practitioner and is recommended as a leader in his field by the Chambers and Legal Experts legal directory.

Mike Gilmour, Partner 0845 209 1068 mike.gilmour@clarkewillmott.com
Mike comes initially from a banking and commercial litigation background but for many years now has specialised in insolvency and recoveries work. He primarily takes his instructions from insolvency practitioners and lenders. However, he also regularly acts for corporate and individual private clients. Mike works extensively in connection with all types of formal insolvency appointments, for both corporate and individual insolvencies and on both contentious and non-contentious work. He also acts for lenders seeking to review, bolster or enforce their security. Mike has particular expertise in seeking to overturn unlawful antecedent transactions and in obtaining possession of properties.

Jeremy Bowden, Partner 0845 209 1045 jeremy.bowden@clarkewillmott.com
Jeremy has specialised in corporate restructuring and insolvency for over 20 years. He acts for most financial stakeholders in failing or distressed businesses including: banks and asset based lenders where he advises on security strength, enhancement and enforcement; private equity and shareholders where he advises on exit strategy; and directors and employees where he advises on options, responsibilities and statutory duties. Jeremy acts for insolvency practitioners and accountants on traditional formal corporate insolvencies from appointment to closure. He has extensive non contentious experience in selling and buying failing businesses as well as experience with cross border and Pan European corporate failures.