England - South East • Finance
BDB Pitmans
Exhibiting ‘in-depth technical expertise’, the predominantly Reading-based team at BDB Pitmans advises a diverse client base spanning the charities, manufacturing and care sectors on asset tracing and recovery issues, in addition to formal insolvencies. In London, Alexander Wood heads up the practice, assisting a varied client base of investors, debtors and lenders across the energy regulation and retail sectors with Insolvency Act claims and investigations. Stacey Jones handles a myriad of both contentious and non-contentious mandates, including CDDA proceedings, bankruptcies, and confiscation and restraint proceedings, often acting as a ‘most trusted adviser’ to invoice discounters and insolvency practitioners.
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Testimonials
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‘A friendly and approachable team with in-depth technical expertise. I'm always happy to introduce the team to my clients as I know they will receive collaborative, quality and professional advice.’
‘Stacey Jones is technically very strong and she really excels with complex situations and with difficult stakeholders. I greatly appreciated the time that Stacey gave to one of the most difficult cases and how she was accessible and readily up to speed. This, as well as her collaborative style and ability to cut to the chase, makes her an attribute to any engagement and a most trusted adviser.’
‘The firm has a wide range of specialisms, so the insolvency and corporate recovery team are able to draw on those resources in delivering their services, where necessary.'
‘David Williams is highly responsive and very easy to work with. He is reliable, efficient, has a commercial approach, and is able to get to the nub of a case quickly.’
Key clients
- Interpath
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Evelyn Partners
- FRP Advisory
- Rollings Butt
- Katerra, Inc. Ch. 11 Plan/Scheme Administrator
- Azets Holdings Limited
- Secure Trust Bank Plc.
- Alvarez and Marsal
- Carter Backer Winter
Work highlights
- Advised Plan Administrator of Katerra, Inc. on the English aspects of $440m claim for a transaction at an undervalue.
- Advising administrators on trading of and realisation of assets from a cross-border FCA-regulated company, including redress for mis-sold loans across book of £20m
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alexander Wood