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‘Standout partner’ Andrew Buchanan, who has expertise handling complex restructuring assignments as well as advising key bodies on directors’ duties and trading issues, is at the helm of Gateley Legal’s ‘exceptionally skilled’ offering. The team frequently advises its notable portfolio of clients on high-value matters, many of which are multi-jurisdictional in nature, such as its management of the interests of secured creditors’ in connection with the failure of the Domus Group. It advises across the range of industry sectors, including energy, construction and healthcare. Stuart Tait has particular experience realising and maximising values for clients in distressed situations. Legal director Aneesh Prasad is considered ’outstanding’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Andrew Buchanan leads an exceptionally skilled team which has lots of experience, provides sensible solutions to issues and an aggressive stance when necessary.'  
  • 'Aneesh Prasad, Andrew Buchanan and Gavin Clarke combine to make an excellent team at different levels. They are particularly strong in construction and property aspects.'
  • 'The team is commercial and proactive.'
  • 'A value for money service.'   
  • 'There is a great diversity of expertise throughout the team, and a good and relevant industry knowledge. They are always willing to go the extra mile to help us reach our objectives and spend time with us to help us understand the intricacies of a case. I would recommended them, especially Andrew Buchanan, who has been excellent.'
  • 'The standout partner is Andrew Buchanan - he is contactable, has extensive, in-depth legal experience and is happy to impart this to help his clients achieve our objectives. He is diplomatic and very good in sensitive cases also.'   
  • 'Aneesh Prasad is excellent. His professionalism, expertise and advice is outstanding.' 
  • 'We can speak to the team when we need to. They have the breadth of experience and expertise for dealing with any recovery issue. Advice is practical and understandable. They are a great firm to deal with.'

Key clients

  • Azets
  • Interpath
  • Teneo
  • SIG Plc
  • Euler
  • HSBC
  • Timpson Group
  • Domus
  • BDO
  • Tokio Marine
  • Mazars
  • Beechbrook Capital
  • QBE
  • Liberty

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Andrew Buchanan

Andrew Buchanan

Hall of fameGateley Legal

Andrew heads up the Restructuring Advisory unit and specialises in advising upon corporate strategy and trading whilst under financial pressure, often during the twilight zone, and is predominantly based in the North West and London. This advice requires a solutions-driven approach with Andrew often accepting the lead advisor role to highlight transactional and corporate restructuring solutions. Andrew acts for private and public companies, financial institutions, funders and other stakeholders. He has recently represented our surety clients upon a number of very significant restructuring assignments. Andrew regularly advises Boards of Directors and other stakeholders upon directors' duties and trading issues. This experience can frequently lead to the formulation of transactional and other restructuring solutions, both solvent and insolvent. Andrew has worked with a range of household names and sectors in which he has experience include automotive, aerospace, retail, manufacturing, technology, care homes, real estate and professional services. Andrew often works closely with colleagues who specialise in providing solutions for pension deficits.

Leading individuals

Stuart Tait

Gateley Legal

Stuart specialises in acting for debtors and for lending syndicates, banks, funds and other financial institutions in consensual and non-consensual restructurings, for investors in distressed acquisitions and for insolvency practitioners during pre-packaged and unplanned insolvency processes. He works predominantly in the North West and London. He advises on realising and maximising value in distressed situations, including consensual workouts and restructurings, whether these are delivered through distressed sales, enforcement, insolvency processes or distressed debt trading.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Buchanan

Other key lawyers

Gavin Clarke, Stuart Tait, Aneesh Prasad