Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
Midlands
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Gateley Legal 12 Years Ranked
- Shoosmiths LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Eversheds Sutherland
Band 2
Band 4
Band 1
- Amy Flavell Pinsent Masons LLP7 Years Ranked
- Daniel French Gateley Legal16 Years Ranked
- James Keates Shoosmiths LLP16 Years Ranked
- Mark Wilson Gateley Legal19 Years Ranked
- Stephen George Browne Jacobson LLP18 Years Ranked
- Andrew J JordanEversheds Sutherland
- Mark WoodEversheds Sutherland
Band 2
- Aaron Harlow Shoosmiths LLP5 Years Ranked
- Andrew Taylor Shakespeare Martineau17 Years Ranked
- Chris Radford Gateley Legal18 Years Ranked
- Devinder Singh Squire Patton Boggs18 Years Ranked
- Emma Taylor Browne Jacobson LLP9 Years Ranked
- John Jeffreys Freeths LLP17 Years Ranked
- Russell Hill Squire Patton Boggs7 Years Ranked
- Carl MifflinMezzle Law
- Jenna PoultonEversheds Sutherland
Band 3
Up and Coming
- Charlotte Duce Shoosmiths LLP4 Years Ranked
- Anne-Louise LawrenceEversheds Sutherland
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gateley LegalRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedGateley Legal houses a strong restructuring and insolvency team that works with clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, sometimes with international dimensions. The department handles many cases where significant fraudulent activity is at the heart of company failure. It advises high-profile clients, including banks, insolvency practitioners and investors. It handles insolvencies arising in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing and construction.1 Shoosmiths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedShoosmiths acts for banks and insolvency practitioners on the full range of restructuring matters. The team also advises investors on the acquisition of distressed businesses. It possesses deep experience advising on property-related insolvency work and related litigation. It has additional expertise in advisory work concerning the implementation of CVAs.
Band 2
2 Browne Jacobson LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedBrowne Jacobson has a wide-ranging practice that advises on high-value contentious and non-contentious insolvency situations. Its clients include prominent insolvency practitioners and corporate debtors. The firm is adept in dealing with matters in the retail and manufacturing sectors. The department has additional experience of working on cross-border insolvencies. It is well-equipped to handle enforcement, investigations and recoveries.2 Pinsent Masons LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedPinsent Masons houses a highly regarded team that has national and global reach and is noted for its work on behalf of banks, insolvency practitioners and distressed companies. Its particular areas of expertise include bank-led restructuring, pensions and dispute resolution. The department frequently acts for clients operating in the debt trading market.2 Squire Patton BoggsRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs has a well-regarded restructuring team which leverages its significant global footprint to advise on cross-border assignments. The firm demonstrates particular expertise in the retail, automotive and hospitality sectors, and sits on major clearing bank panels. It also advises corporate clients on restructuring matters, in addition to frequently working with insolvency practitioners. The team works closely with the firm's numerous pensions experts.
Band 3
3 DLA Piper UK LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedDLA Piper has a highly-regarded restructuring and insolvency practice that offers a full suite of advice to creditors and debtors. It is able to leverage its national and international footprint to advise on cross-border restructurings. It frequently acts for major banks and accountancy firms in substantial corporate administrations. Members of the group have specific sector knowledge, with particular emphasis on retail, manufacturing, and food and beverages.3 Shakespeare MartineauRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedShakespeare Martineau has a highly-regarded regional restructuring and insolvency presence with a spread of offices across the Midlands. It provides advice on all aspects of contentious insolvency matters to lenders and insolvency practitioners. It also works on non-contentious issues, with a focus on corporate insolvency. The firm is able to draw on expertise across multiple sectors, including hospitality, energy and healthcare.
Band 4
4 Freeths LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedFreeths is recognised for its strength and prowess in restructuring and insolvency matters. The team services a broad range of clients and professionals across the Midlands region and nationally. The firm is well-regarded by administrators and insolvency practitioners for both its advisory and contentious capabilities. Freeths has notable expertise in advising distressed companies in the manufacturing and professional services space.4 Gowling WLG (UK) LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedGowling WLG represents a variety of stakeholders across a broad range of insolvency mandates. It has notable expertise advising on the acquisition of business assets from administrators, as well as transactions involving real property. The team are also adept at handling contentious matters, including cases of fraudulent trading and transactions defrauding creditors.4 HCR LawRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedHCR Law is highly respected for advisory, transactional and contentious matters for clients across the region and beyond. It acts for distressed companies, accountants, insolvency practitioners and institutional lenders. It has noted expertise in the assignment of property assets in insolvency and restructuring situations, and in asset recovery.4 Irwin MitchellRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell is known for its experience in matters including asset sale, debt recovery and financial restructuring. Its clients include lenders, creditors and insolvency practitioners. The department carries out advisory work for directors, including disqualification, shareholder disputes and entry into formal insolvency.