Walker Morris LLP fields a large team experienced across a diverse range of sectors, including construction, pharmaceuticals, and retail. The group acts on behalf of insolvency practitioners, lenders, and private equity investors on both domestic and international matters. Gawain Moore co-leads the department alongside Duncan Lole, who ‘has the knowledge and commercial ability to always get the best possible result for the clients.’ Lole leads the firm’s specialist financial services and regulated sector insolvency practice, and is supported by Olivia Prescott and Ashley Armitage. Claire Askew handles both contentious and non-contentious insolvencies, with key expertise in restructuring.
Testimonials
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‘Walker Morris probably have the largest restructuring and corporate recovery team in the Leeds market. The team has a breadth of knowledge and experience and are able to mobilise a team in short order.’
- 'Gawain Moore advises businesses from the smallest owner managed business through to large listed boards. Gawain is often seen as a calm and collected figure in even the most hostile boardroom environments, and provides contemporaneous and clear advice. Claire Askew provides clear and concise advice in even the most fraught restructuring situations.’
Key clients
- Endless LLP
- Teneo
Work highlights
- Advised Teneo as the administrator of TXM Plant Limited, the specialist operator of railway maintenance equipment and a supplier to Network Rail.
- Advised in respect of the cross-border restructuring of companies within the AIM-listed MJ Hudson Group and subsequently advised Alvarez & Marsal as liquidators of certain group companies.