Restructuring/Insolvency
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 1
Contact number
(0131) 228 2400About
Provided by Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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Chambers Review
Addleshaw Goddard is a well-regarded name for restructuring and insolvency, offering a strong roster of sector experts with skills in both contentious and non-contentious mandates. It regularly handles complex and time-sensitive cross-border cases, often requiring expertise in both English and Scottish law. The department acts for a broad client base that includes banks, financial institutions and corporate groups.
Work Highlights
- Addleshaw Goddard represented Interpath as administrators of the Arjowiggins Group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Addleshaw Goddard has a good coverage of the key departments; it has a big and capable team. The restructuring team specifically are market leaders."
"Addleshaw Goddard has a strong restructuring and insolvency team that is broad and deep. Partners are available 24/7 to deal with issues."
"The team at Addleshaw Goddard are always responsive to queries and provide answers when necessary."
"Addleshaw Goddard has a good coverage of the key departments; it has a big and capable team. The restructuring team specifically are market leaders."
"Addleshaw Goddard has a strong restructuring and insolvency team that is broad and deep. Partners are available 24/7 to deal with issues."
"The team at Addleshaw Goddard are always responsive to queries and provide answers when necessary."
Notable Practitioners
Jamie McIntosh heads the Scottish restructuring team and advises on an array of restructuring and insolvency matters on behalf of financial institutions and distressed companies, as well as businesses seeking to acquire distressed assets.
"Jamie is able to balance the technical legal points while also being commercial and accessible."
Tim Cooper heads up the firm's UK contentious insolvency team. He has significant experience in representing insolvency practitioners and financial institutions in restructuring and transactional matters.
"Tim is a strong commercial lawyer who is able to apply the law to practical situations. He provides a high degree of service and is well known in the market."
Addi Spiers is head of the firm's UK distressed real estate team. She handles a broad caseload that includes both corporate insolvencies and real estate financing. She also advises lenders and distressed businesses.
"Addi provides useful insight and practical solutions to technical legal issues."
"Addi has a huge breadth of knowledge and she is a great person to work with on any deal, being both personable and able to draw on complex solutions based on her extensive knowledge."
"Addi is very experienced and able."