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Andrew Tonge

Andrew Tonge

gunnercooke LLP, North West

Work Department

Restructuring & Insolvency

Position

Partner

Career

Andrew is an experienced Restructuring and Insolvency lawyer.

Andrew's expertise covers all aspects of corporate insolvency law and practice. Throughout his career, Andrew has represented a wide range of clients across diverse sectors. He acts in advisory, litigation and transactional matters, including in relation to:

Administration and liquidation Directors' duties, risk, and disqualification Insolvency investigations, associated criminal offences, delivery of information, confidentiality, and privilege Trading whilst insolvent, wrongful trading, misfeasance Securities, debentures, and financial collateral Antecedent transactions (e g, undervalues, preferences), asset stripping and creditor avoidance Phoenix companies and the re-use of insolvent company names Advising boards of directors in the ‘twilight zone’ — identifying insolvency, when to call in administrators and liquidators, and how to deal with creditors including banks Distressed and insolvent business and asset disposals including pre-pack and pre-insolvency disposals Banking, finance and corporate disputes and litigation Litigation and disputes arising from administration and liquidation Professional regulatory investigations and proceedings brought by the FCA and SRA Guarantees and indemnities Fraud and money laundering

Previous Law Firms

Nexus Solicitors Limited (Director), 2011 to 2022 Nexus Solicitors (Partner), 2007 to 2011 Hill Dickinson (Partner), 2004 to 2007 Previously at other law firms since 1995