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What the Team is Known For

Mishcon de Reya is considered a go-to team by individuals, creditors and insolvency practitioners for contentious insolvency issues. The team has experience in a wide range of areas including winding-up petitions and breaches of directors' duty. Additionally, the team is well adept at handling formal insolvency proceedings spanning bankruptcy, company voluntary arrangements and individual voluntary arrangements, among others. The group is also highly experienced in complex proceedings where there is an overarching fraud element.

Work Highlights

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  • Mishcon de Reya continued to act for Telefonica in its defence of a claim brought by Phones 4u (in liquidation) in which it was alleged that the mobile network operator had colluded with competitors to withdraw business from Phones 4u, causing it to enter administration.

Strengths

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Mishcon de Reya are excellent in supporting clients and driving solutions. They have a really strong restructuring team whose service levels are excellent.

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Mishcon de Reya are well known for complex and high-value litigation, and their service and responsiveness is impressive. The team are diligent in keeping abreast of all commercial considerations.

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Mishcon de Reya has a large contentious team with genuine knowledge of complex matters.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Leibowitz
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David Leibowitz has a highly regarded contentious insolvency practice, representing a range of clients including distressed companies and claimants.

David is one of the best insolvency partners I've worked with. He is sage, wise and has great instincts. He is good at getting to the nub of the issue, incredibly calm and exudes a great assuredness.

David Leibowitz is calm, reassuring and good at bringing different counterparties together.

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