Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP acts for a diverse client list that counts key clients in the property, technology and private client sectors. Kamran Rehman now heads the team from April 2024, in conjunction with Rebecca Andrews-Walker. Andrews-Walker is a key name for all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, particularly in the football, energy, education and retail sectors, and often undertakes with a cross-border element.
Testimonials
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‘Penningtons were amazing and very easy to deal with and communicated on an extremely easy to understand level and told you exactly how it was and guided me through the whole experience in a professional manner. I always knew where I stood financially too with regards to billing and costs etc. ’
‘Rebbecca Andrews Walker and Matthew Letts made the journey as easy as it could have been and communicated extremely well and gave me excellent professional advice and most of all had my back at all times. I could not have asked for a better team and were very good at holding my hand throughout the matter and were very reassuring and helpful at all times. Top Top team and actually fun /enjoyable to work with. They never sugar coated things and told you exactly how it was and what to expect but most of all they strongly defended my corner at all times and managed to settle the matter as quickly as possible with the best possible financial outcome. Rebecca certainly lived up to her reputation as one of the best in the industry and you would definitely want Penningtons on your team and side! I would highly recommend this team and firm. ’
‘The team are very structured and analytical in ensuring they have all of the information to correctly advise - also they are not work shy and put in a lot of hours outside of the normal 9am - 5pm which i think is unique and I have not come across this before. All of the team are approachable and easy to work with. They also have alot of diverse skill set within the team, which would cover most basis which is easy for the client. They had also been transparent around costs and sent regular weekly updates of chargeable work, in a clear way, whilst Pennigntons costs are higher then a smaller firm, you do get what you pay for and the costings easily reflected the level of skill we had been receiving. Whilst their knowledge wasnt advanced as mine for the industry we work in, they learnt very quickly and took an interest in understanding certain functions and processes to better support our case. ’
Key clients
- League Managers Association
- BDO LLP – Neville Side and Kerry Bailey as administrators of Sterling Shipping Agencies Limited
- Moorfields LLP – Michael Solomon and Andrew Pear as liquidators of Tough Mudder Limited
- Moorfields LLP – Michael Solomon and Andrew Pear as liquidators of Tough Mudder GmbH
Work highlights
- Acting for the LMA in a general capacity.
- Acting for the joint administrators – the insolvent company is an unusual entity acting primarily as agent across various shipping arrangements and across ports in numerous locations in the UK.
- Act for the liquidators of Tough Mudder Limited in relation to a high value, complex and multi-jurisdictional claim against a previous director, and a complex cross-preference claim between the US and UK entities causing friction due to the contradictory nature of US and UK preference law.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kamran Rehman, Rebecca Andrews-Walker