Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Tapping into the expertise of a team of 'sage seniors and clever associates', Charles Russell Speechlys LLP makes effective use of its resources to provide a cost-effective and solutions-oriented service to debtors and creditors across a range of domestic and cross-border formal insolvency and restructuring work, in both a corporate and personal insolvency setting. The team, which was recently enhanced by the arrival of the 'very impressive' Alison Goldthorp from Norton Rose Fulbright, has excellent knowledge of the "black letter law", but does not lose sight of how to effectively implement these principles in a commercially sensitive manner. Hanh Nguyen is a 'serious intellect' whose skills are appreciated by IPs, including when they are seeking to bring claims against stakeholders/third parties to maximise recoveries for creditors. 'Experienced and cool headed' team head Roger Elford also regularly handles contentious work and is particularly adept at handling real estate-related restructurings/insolvencies.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'The team has sage seniors, and clever juniors who can be relied upon to do the work properly.'
- 'They are efficient, client friendly, and commercial.'
- 'They are clear thinking, strategic, and consistently thinking of creative solutions which might afford a practical way forward.'
- 'Roger Elford is experienced and accordingly cool headed, with his eyes on the big picture.'
- 'Hanh Nguyen and Joseph Evans are very much on top of the legal principles but also look for a commercial way forward in a constructive way.'
- 'Jamie Tilling is superb: he is clever, writes well, and always understands the issues.'
Key clients
- Begbies Traynor
- Central Bank of Bahrain
- CVR Global
- FRP Advisory
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Insolve Plus
- Interpath (formerly KPMG)
- Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps)
- Leonard Curtis
- Mercer & Hole
- Menzies
- Opus Restructuring & Insolvency
- RSM
- Teneo (formerly Deloitte)
- The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- UHY Hacker Young
- Nike (on supplier insolvency issues)
- Verulam Advisory Ltd
- Rollings Butt
- BDO LLP
Work highlights
- Following the high-profile collapse of Greensill Limited, the firm was instructed to advise on the potential liquidation of the company. The firm continues to advise the Joint Liquidators in relation to their investigations generally, including on potential recovery actions.
- Appointed liquidator of Awal Bank by the Bahrain Civil High Court pursuing the recovery of Awal’s $2bn of balance sheet assets.
- Acting for the Joint Administrators on an urgent basis to place Haircare Limited into administration and effect the pre-pack sale of the Company’s business and assets to VS Salons UK Limited, a newco linked to the existing ownership team.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Roger Elford