England - West Midlands • Finance
Gowling WLG
Working for clients in a broad range of sectors, Gowling WLG handles insolvency issues for pension trustees, suppliers and UK-wide regulatory bodies. Jasvir Jootla helms the practice, working for numerous stakeholders in distressed situations. Ian Weatherall adds depth to the team with his experience as an insolvency litigator, whilst senior associate Emily Rust‘s strengths lie in corporate recovery, advisory and debt restructuring work.
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Key clients
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Grant Thornton (UK) LLP
- Teneo Restructuring LLP
- BDO LLP
- Interpath Advisory Ltd
- EY UK LLP
- Lloyds Bank plc
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- The Board of the Pension Protection Fund
- FRP Advisory
- Smith & Williamson LLP
- HSBC UK Bank plc
- Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd
- SmartestEnergy
- Dalriada Trustees Limited
- Coventry City Council
Work highlights
- Advised HSBC Bank UK Plc and the administrators of the Big Prawn Co. Ltd and its shareholder Melton Constable Investments Limited on the sale of the business and certain assets of the UK based shellfish and shrimp supplier.
- Acted for Daiwa in relation to the appointment of the administrators of DeTrafford Sky Gardens Ltd, DeTrafford (Regiment) Limited and DeTrafford Gallery Gardens Block A Ltd. These companies operated a property development business in Manchester, and are part of the wider DeTrafford group of companies, some of which entered administration last year.
- Advising on the insolvency/restructuring aspects along with the firms' Pensions Team on the significant scheme rescue of the McColls pension scheme when McColls appointed PWC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jasvir Jootla