Roger Hutton
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Roger Hutton
Practice Areas
Clients view Roger as pragmatic, commercially savvy and astute. His work involves acting for a wide range of stakeholders - leading national insolvency practices, as well as major corporates, investors and directors. Roger is comfortable on either side of a distressed situation and prides himself on understanding where his client wants to get to and doing his upmost to get them there. His work involves buy-outs, acquisitions, advising appointment takers, as well as leading high-profile and complex litigations on behalf of and against directors and office holders. Roger is both highly regarded and well connected. His style is informal, direct and down to earth.
Acting for both insolvency practitioners and directors in highly confidential and distressed situations, he brings a straightforward approach focused on practical advice and commercial realities.
Roger thrives on the day-to-day challenges of being a restructuring lawyer and has enjoyed tremendous success and a national profile. Roger has worked on several complex high-profile brand insolvencies including many sports clubs and retailers. He has also worked on behalf of a number of high-profile bankrupts, and directors in difficult circumstances, both before and after insolvency has occurred.
As Joint Managing Partner, Roger works with the management board to help further develop our business and client relationships. He is committed to understanding how our clients would like to work with us and how we can provide more to our clients than just legal answers.
Chambers Review
UK
Roger Hutton is joint managing partner of the firm. He advises distressed businesses and their directors on restructurings, M&A and disputes. He is experienced in advising clients on both domestic and cross-border mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Roger is really good at explaining things in clear and concise ways and his judgement is outstanding."
"Roger is thorough, friendly and good with technical issues; he is excellent from a strategy perspective."
"Roger's insight into litigation is always incisive. He has an excellent legal brain and an ability to identify the key issue in any scenario."
"Roger is really good at explaining things in clear and concise ways and his judgement is outstanding."
"Roger is thorough, friendly and good with technical issues; he is excellent from a strategy perspective."
"Roger's insight into litigation is always incisive. He has an excellent legal brain and an ability to identify the key issue in any scenario."