Wedlake Bell LLP

Business recoveries.

Ed conducts a variety of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, and wider business critical litigation. He acts on behalf of lenders, liquidators, administrators, LPA receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, companies, purchasers of distressed assets, creditors and other stakeholders, shareholders, members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and directors.

He specialises in bringing and defending claims brought by office holders including transactions at an under value, voidable preferences, wrongful and fraudulent trading, and breach of duty (including allegations of fraud and international asset tracing). He also has significant experience in civil fraud, dishonesty and misrepresentation proceedings and investigations, including the use of freezing and other targeted injunctions.

Business critical litigation includes shareholder disputes, minority shareholder petitions, guarantee claims, professional negligence claims (valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisers), earnout / deferred consideration disputes, and contract/tortious disputes.

Ed also acts as an independent Supervising Solicitor overseeing search (and seizure) orders obtained in civil proceedings.

Ed trained with Wedlake Bell and qualified in 2003 and became a Partner in 2010. He is a Member of the Association of Business Recoveries Professionals (R3). Ed is Head of Wedlake Bell’s Disputes Practice Group and a member of the executive Board.

Association of Business Recoveries Professionals.

Joint Insolvency Examination Board exams (2006).

Running, skiing.