Shepherd and Wedderburn

Lawyers

Fiona McKerrell

Fiona McKerrell

Work Department

Corporate Restructuring and Recovery

Position

Fiona is a specialist restructuring and insolvency lawyer and advises all classes of stakeholders on corporate restructuring, turnaround and insolvency matters. Her areas of expertise include acting for insolvency practitioners in formal insolvencies, advising lenders in respect of security enforcement, restructurings and managed exits and acting for corporates and boards of directors facing financial challenges. Fiona has experience of working across a significant number of sectors, with particular focus on professional service firms, energy, retail, transport and logistics and hospitality and leisure businesses. She is known for providing straight-talking commercial advice.

Admitted in Scotland

Career

2000 to 2008 Associate from 2005, Dundas & Wilson (now CMS Cameron McKenna); 2008 to 2013 Partner, DLA Piper; 2013 to 2016 Partner, HBJ Gateley; 2016 to date Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Memberships

ICAS registered insolvency practitioner

Education

Joint Insolvency Board Exams – 2005, DiPLP, Law – 2000, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) - 1999

Leisure

Hillwalking, cycling

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