England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Finance
Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell‘s ’excellent’ restructuring and insolvency offering is headed up by Doug Robertson in Leeds and Tom Paton in Sheffield. The Leeds team specialises in acting for banks and other lenders, with particular expertise in LPA/FCR work. In Sheffield, the team assists insolvency practitioners both locally and nationally with corporate restructuring and insolvency assignments. Andrew Walker leads the national practice.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent team with diverse skills in commercial and contentious insolvency litigation. Transparent billing and always available for advice/updates.’
‘Tom Paton and Byron Massarella and their support staff are a formidable team with keen knowledge of insolvency and related legislation and are a pleasure to work with.’
‘The team handles a high volume of excellent quality insolvency work. The work includes complex and challenging multi-party litigation including in relation to the litigation of tax avoidance schemes and cross-border matters.'
'They are very client focused, delivering commercial outcomes tailored to the interests of clients and offering a range of fee options. The excellent reputation of the team among their peers and sensible commercial approach has also facilitated the swift settlement of claims on excellent terms for the clients.’
‘The team is brilliantly led by the popular and energetic Tom Paton. Tom manages a large caseload with the help of his very able team. Tom is available and on-hand to offer strategic advice based on his wealth of experience.'
'Byron Massarella's command of the law and procedure is second to none and he works tirelessly for clients on his cases. He gives clear and detailed instructions to counsel and is particularly skilled at the tone of correspondence, including in challenging circumstances such as dealing with defaulting litigants in person.’
Key clients
- Interpath
- RSM
- Mazars
- FRP
- Begbies Traynor
- BDO
- Duff and Phelps
- Grant Thornton
- Evelyn Partners (Smith & Williamson)
- Wilson Field
- Chamberlain & Co
- EY
- Bridgewood
- PWC
- Graywoods
- Armstrong Watson
- Quantuma
- Opus
- Manolete Partners plc
- HSBC Bank plc/HSBC UK Bank plc
- National Westminster Bank plc
- The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
- Metro Bank plc
- SME Invoice Finance Limited
- Close Brothers Invoice Finance
- Lloyds Bank plc
- Shawbrook
- Alvarez and Marsal Europe LLP
- BHP Corporate Solutions LLP
- Asertis
Work highlights
- Advised the joint administrators of Delicious Alchemy.
- Advised the directors of a company on duties and actions to be taken in respect of creditors.
- Represented Manolete Partners in the Edengate litigation.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Doug Robertson, Tom Paton, Andrew Walker