Well regarded for its capabilities in corporate insolvency matters and investigations following corporate failures, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP counts boards of directors, individual and mainstream lenders, and businesses among its impressive roster of clients. Sally Dallow, Julian Gill, and Peter Maxwell jointly steer the practice, with Dallow advising on large investigations and insolvency defence, and Gill, who leads the firm's non-contentious offering, attracting praise for his ‘vast amount of knowledge, experience, and strong commercial acumen’. Maxwell is the key contact for companies and individuals facing misfeasance, fraud, and misconduct charges prior to formal insolvency. They are well supported by Alex Kirtley, who focuses on contentious work.
Testimonials
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‘Julian Gill is now the statesperson of North East insolvency lawyers with a vast amount of knowledge and experience and strong commercial acumen to boot.’
‘Good team collaboration. Good access to engaged partners and very strong associates. I like their communication style and they are effective at managing client expectations. ’
Key clients
- BDO
- Begbies Traynor
Work highlights
- Acting for the administrators of Together Energy Limited and Together Energy Retail Limited as the contracting parties for the wholesale gas and electricity supply to 175,000 customers.
- Acting for the Administrators of the Northcare Limited Group, comprising a group of seven companies which operated a number of pharmacies across the North of England, including advising in relation to the sales of the business and assets of two of the trading companies.