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Provided by Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
The Corporate Restructuring and Recovery team of lawyers has exceptional experience in the sector including:
- Turnaround assignments and workouts
- Administrations, liquidations and all forms of formal insolvency appointments
- Strategic advisory work for banks on distressed connections
- Strategic planning for distressed businesses
- Business rationalisation
- Debt management and restructuring
- Complex contentious insolvency
- Loan portfolio acquisition and disposal
We have one of the largest and most established corporate, restructuring and recovery teams in Scotland. All partners within the core team are ranked within their field by the legal directories and the team is led by Scotland’s Star Individual, Yvonne Brady (Chambers 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016), placing the team in an unrivalled position within the market.
Outwith our core team, we are supported by a team of experts who have extensive experience in all aspects of restructuring and insolvency. With over 45 fee earners with UK wide corporate, banking, insolvency and contentious experience ready to assist where required, we are able to quickly understand our clients’ position and provide commercial advice in the short timeframes required.
Chambers Review
Shepherd and Wedderburn has a specialist restructuring team that boasts international capabilities. It regularly advises on complex mandates that are domestic or international in nature. It offers particular expertise in the financial services, retail, and hotel and leisure sectors, acting for a strong client base of leading businesses, financial institutions and accounting firms.
Work Highlights
- Shepherd and Wedderburn advised the directors of Hunter Boot in connection with the administration of the company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The restructuring and insolvency team is experienced in considering innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex cases to ensure the best outcomes at the cheapest cost can be achieved."
"This law firm is a go-to for problematic, complex matters and has a great team that you can trust."
"Shepherd and Wedderburn provide excellent client service. They are very easy to work with and are strategic and commercial in their approach."
"The restructuring and insolvency team is experienced in considering innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex cases to ensure the best outcomes at the cheapest cost can be achieved."
"This law firm is a go-to for problematic, complex matters and has a great team that you can trust."
"Shepherd and Wedderburn provide excellent client service. They are very easy to work with and are strategic and commercial in their approach."
Notable Practitioners
Fiona McKerrell is head of the restructuring and insolvency department in Edinburgh. She has a distinguished background of providing sound counsel on restructuring assignments and acting for distressed companies and directors. Much of her work has cross-border dimensions.
"Fiona is knowledgeable, commercial and responsive. She can drive and outline the key points in document negotiations, and she is pragmatic and collaborative in nature."
"Fiona is good at the problematic and complex work, and she can utilise her connections to solidify client relationships. She has fantastic experience and her negotiation skills are very good."
"Fiona is the best restructuring lawyer in Scotland. She is both commercially and technically strong, and she is my go-to for the most complex work."
Gillian Carty leads the contentious side of the practice in Edinburgh. She is a seasoned and highly respected litigator who advises on complex insolvency proceedings. She is a certified insolvency practitioner and is a leading authority on directors' duties and misconduct.
"Gillian is quick to understand complex issues and is able to identify the implications of legal problems and offer alternative solutions to meet her clients' needs."
"Gillian is an excellent litigator who is pleasant to work with. She is excellent commercially and provides strong client service."
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Members
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Allana Sweeney
Andrew Scott
John Gallacher
Laura McMillan
Serena Weir
Susanne Knowles
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