The ‘conscientious and technically excellent’ team at Druces LLP provides ‘pragmatic and commercial advice’ to corporates, high-net-worth individuals and a growing number of IPs across a range of corporate restructuring and insolvency situations. Recently promoted to partner, ’very knowledgeable’ team head Caroline Cropley has a growing reputation in the market and is noted for her ability to use the law ‘to give her clients the best solution/advantage’. Nigel Adams and Neil Hayter are also key members of the team.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'The Druces team is efficient, while providing pragmatic and commercial advice.'
  • 'Professional but friendly, conscientious and technically excellent.'
  • 'Christopher Axford is pragmatic and delivers common sense advice.'
  • 'Caroline Cropley is very knowledgeable in the field and was most responsive, making herself available whenever needed.'
  • 'Caroline Cropley is technically able and uses the law to give her clients the best solution/advantage.'

Work highlights

  • General advice and assistance to The Rocket Software Group, including support to international in-house counsel and external advisers.
  • Acting on behalf of various insolvency practitioners at Quantuma Advisory Ltd in relation to their appointments, to include security reviews and legal and strategic advice and assistance.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Caroline Cropley

Other key lawyers

Neil Hayter, Christopher Axford, Nigel Adams, Kajal Sachania