England - North West • Dispute resolution
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Banking litigation

Addleshaw Goddard

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Counting domestic clearing banks and international financial institutions, challenger banks and alternative providers in the fintech sector among its key roster of clients, Addleshaw Goddard’s finance disputes practice is fully embedded in niche areas, including asset finance, regulated lending, and digital assets. Praised as an ‘outstanding operator’, Harold Brako leads the team and has demonstrable experience in banking, asset-based lending and receivables financing disputes, often involving cross-border elements. Legal director Helen Collinge is a ’fantastic source of knowledge’ when advising on recovery, enforcement and fraud actions involving factoring, invoice discounting and asset finance, while managing associate Ashlee Simms is praised as a ‘star of the future’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is extremely knowledgeable, capable and delivers insightful, focused and commercial advice.’

  • ‘Harold Brako is simply excellent. His knowledge and calm demeanor are second-to-none.’

  • ‘Ashlee Simms and Harold Brako have as always been on top of every case we have presented them with. Addleshaws as a whole are unique in the sense that every case gets an incredible attention to detail and therefore strong defence.’

  • ‘Harold Brako and his team, including Danielle Cooper, have provided a very accurate and well-argued analysis of the litigation I am engaged in.’

  • ‘Ashlee Simms' ability to deliver on some rather difficult cases this past year has been greatly appreciated. Nothing is ever too much.’

  • ‘Harold Brako is the stand-out partner for me - affable, great reputation, attentive, commercial and always with a good eye for what's going on around him.’

  • ‘The Manchester team are always on hand to help. They are transparent with their fees and always quick to invoice any unbilled work so that I can ensure this is captured on our systems and paid within payment terms.’

  • ‘Harold Brako is an outstanding operator in his area. Helen Collinge is a fantastic source of knowledge and Ashlee Simms is a star of the future.’

Key clients

  • Aldermore Bank
  • Amicus Asset Finance Limited
  • Ultimate Finance Limited
  • Bibby Financial Services Limited
  • Praetura Asset Finance Limited
  • Genser Energy Ghana Limited
  • Dell Bank International d.a.c trading as Dell Financial
  • Services
  • Goldcrest Finance Limited
  • Elevar Finance SPV Photon LLC
  • Reward Finance Group
  • Kroll Advisory Ltd
  • DF Capital Bank Limited
  • McCrory Brickwork Limited
  • Agilitas IT Solutions Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting for Kroll, the administrators of the Arena Group of Companies following its collapse in November 2021.

Lawyers

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Harold Brako
Hall of fameAddleshaw Goddard
Harold is a partner in Addleshaw Goddard's Litigation Division.  Harold specialises in banking and finance litigation, with particular expertise in asset based lending and receivables financing.  Harold also provides advice to a wide range of clients in the finance sector, including members of UK Finance, PE houses, several major UK and foreign clearing banks. As an experienced litigator, Harold advises his clients in relation to all aspects of finance dispute resolution, including claims for and against lenders, fraud claims, asset recovery involving urgent injunctive processes, contractual / commercial disputes, merchant acquiring issues, reviews and enforcement of security as well as contentious insolvency proceedings. Following 10 years at DLA Piper UK LLP, Harold founded and headed up the Manchester office of Shoosmiths LLP in 2009. He joined Addleshaw Goddard LLP in 2017.
Leading associates
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Practice head

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Harold Brako

Other key lawyers

Helen Collinge, Ashlee Simms, Patricia Elder, Danielle Cooper

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