Sitting within the firm's broader commercial litigation function, Mishcon de Reya LLP's 'slick and efficient' team, which is led by the well-regarded Danny Davis, is best-known for its contentious insolvency expertise on behalf of IPs. Key members of the team include the 'fiercely intelligent' David Leibowitz and the 'hugely commercial and pragmatic' Mike Stubbs, who is himself also a licensed insolvency practitioner.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is slick and efficient, with truly exceptional partner engagement.’
‘Excellent in-depth knowledge and understanding of insolvency and restructuring.’
'Danny Davis is well respected within the industry for his impressive work on high-value and complex insolvency and restructuring matters.'
‘David Leibowitz – a truly excellent partner: engaged, available and fiercely intelligent. Excellent with clients.'
'Mike Stubbs – a hugely commercial and pragmatic partner. Excellent with clients and fiercely loyal to promoting and protecting their interests.’
‘Mike Stubbs is a remarkable individual. Dual qualified as both a solicitor and an insolvency practitioner, he is able to speak both languages fluently and immediately places clients at ease with his wealth of experience in the area.'
'Michael Armstrong is a highly competent partner with an extraordinary ability to immediately grasp the complexities of matters and see through the white noise to get to the nub of matters.'
- 'Raza Khan possesses an astonishing technical understanding of the Insolvency Act and associated legislation and regulations. He is calm and measured, but self assured and invariably right on his assessment of matters.'
Key clients
- London Capital & Finance Plc (In Administration), the Joint Administrators of LCF, London Oil & Gas Limited (In Administration), the Joint Administrators of LOG and the administrators and/or liquidators of a further 30 companies connected to LCF and LOG.
- Telefonica UK Limited
- David Hudson and Geoffrey Rowley as Joint Administrators of Henry Construction Projects Limited
- Geoff Rowley and Paul Allen of FRP Advisory as Joint Administrators of the Royale Life Group of Companies
Work highlights
- Acting for the claimant, London Capital & Finance plc, in a complex case worth over £177m, culminating in a 20-week trial.
- Successfully represented Telefonica UK Ltd (O2) in the long-running proceedings against Phones 4 U Ltd (in liquidation).
- Acting for the administrators of Henry Construction Projects Ltd.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Danny Davis