Recent developments, including proposed changes to the UK insolvency regime, present an increasing number of pitfalls for parties involved in the management of, and transactions with, distressed companies.  Claims against stakeholders in insolvent companies and the third parties with whom they deal are becoming increasingly frequent.

Partners Natasha Johnson and John Whiteoak and Andrew Cooke, an associate, each in our dispute resolution team, have published an article in the January – March 2015 edition of Corporate Disputes magazine which considers the issues and steps that parties dealing with distressed companies might take to mitigate risk. Click here to download a PDF of the article: “Dealing with Distressed Companies”.

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Alan Watts

Partner, Head of Class Actions, UK and EMEA, London

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Maura McIntosh

Knowledge Counsel, London

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Tracey Lattimer

Knowledge Lawyer, London