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Provided by Gateley Legal
Gateley Legal provide advice on financial and organisational restructuring, as well as when restructuring a team that spans issues across the full spectrum whether that is due to:
- solvent or insolvent business sales and exits;
- debt trading; or
- directors’ duties and corporate governance.
The team includes specialists in restructuring, mainstream transactional and contentious insolvency work and a team dedicated to overseas insolvency litigation.
The team advise on the preservation of assets as well as possible turnaround solutions for businesses in distress, either inside or outside of a formal insolvency process. And we act for many of the leading funds, investors and financial institutions as well as working closely with their other preferred advisers and insolvency practitioners.
The teams lawyers play an active part in organisations such as the Institute for Turnaround, Turnaround Management Association, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and the Insolvency Lawyer’s Association. And several of them take part in and chair various central and regional committees for those industry bodies.
Chambers Review
Gateley Legal's restructuring and insolvency practice offers significant expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters. The team acts for a wide roster of clients including lenders, insolvency practitioners and other stakeholders. The firm regularly advises on the sale and acquisition of distressed assets, in addition to representing clients in litigious matters. It offers experience acting on a range of domestic and cross-border mandates.
Work Highlights
- Gateley Legal advised Armstrong Watson on a variety of matters including regulatory and reporting compliance as administrators of Novaloans.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"If I have a complex or contentious matter to deal with, I do not hesitate in approaching Gateley for support."
"The team is very knowledgeable and hardworking. The team dealt with my case in a timely, proactive and professional manner."
"If I have a complex or contentious matter to deal with, I do not hesitate in approaching Gateley for support."
"The team is very knowledgeable and hardworking. The team dealt with my case in a timely, proactive and professional manner."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Brown is a well-regarded practitioner with experience advising on cross-border matters. He also acts for clients on insolvency proceedings.
"Matt Brown is very sensible, commercial, responsive and he understands the issues at play."
"Matthew can deal with tricky points of law. He's very knowledgeable, highly respected, efficient and professional."
"Matthew has a good balance of commerciality; he puts it at the forefront of everything he does."
Matt Leech assists a client base that includes insolvency practitioners and banks on the full gamut of R&I.
"I value Matt's advice greatly and I have the upmost trust in his ability to deliver the best advice and guidance."
"Matt is a consummate professional who gives you the confidence to deal with difficult situations."