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Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring

Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring

Our Insolvency and Corporate Recovery offering provides outstanding service to a client base ranging from high-net worth private individuals and SMEs, through to large corporations, and many of the country’s leading Insolvency Practitioners and Financial Institutions.

The team place an emphasis on providing a high level of service to our clients at a cost level which, we believe, allows for greater Partner involvement than one finds at other Scottish commercial law firms and provides best value for money.

In addition to Ross Webb and Euan McSherry in our Dispute Resolution department, our Insolvency and Corporate Recovery team draws on the expertise of a range of partners and lawyers within the firm, including Ritchie Whyte and Michael Currie in Corporate, Paul Jennings and David Orr in Commercial Real Estate, Nicola Gray and Karen Harvie in Employment and Myra Scott in Banking.

We are best known for the following:

  • Strong expertise advising on both pre and post appointment issues, contentious insolvency matters, corporate restructuring, employment issues and also advising on all aspects of asset and real estate realisation.
  • Sector expertise spanning energy, both Oil & Gas and Renewables, Construction, Retail and Food, Hospitality and Financial Services.
  • High-value litigation and dispute resolution expertise, with in-house Solicitor Advocates who have rights of audience at the Court of Session, with experience in mediation, adjudication and arbitration.
  • Agility - we are able to pull on a broad range of expertise which allows us to resource and deliver on high value, technical and urgent instructions – which is invaluable for the type of instructions that we are entrusted with.
  • An ability to provide commercial advice in respect of contentious, technical and high value corporate and personal insolvency matters.
  • An ability to provide insolvency and regime specific contentious and non-contentious employment law advice under the time pressures that often accompany insolvency.

We are able to adopt a creative approach to funding, are willing to share risk with our clients and work closely with a panel of trusted litigation funders that can provide finance for claims. These funding solutions relieve the strain on clients’ cash flow and working capital often making claims financially viable where otherwise that would simply not be possible and are particularly well suited to the insolvency market.

Why choose us?

What makes us different?

The team place an emphasis on providing a high level of service to our clients at a cost level which, we believe, allows for greater Partner involvement than one finds at other Scottish commercial law firms and provides best value for money. Our geographic coverage is without equal in Scotland.

  • "Aberdein Considine is noted for its focus on the real estate sector, where it handles insolvency and corporate recovery matters. Clients include high-net-worth individuals, SMEs, large corporations, insolvency practitioners and financial institutions. Ross Webb in Edinburgh is the head of the team."

  • "I have been instructed as counsel by Aberdein Considine in various litigation, principally involving claims being pursued against the directors of insolvent companies for breaches of duty. I’ve found them to be knowledgeable and effective in dealing with factually and legally complex claims."

  • "Aberdein Considine’s instructions are well prepared; they show a clear grasp of detail and cases that have been thoroughly thought through. The main partner I’ve dealt with recently has been Ross Webb, who has been commercial and good with detail, and also good at getting to the heart of the matter."

  • "Forward looking and innovative, the firm can pull in expertise from other departments when required."

  • "Forward looking and innovative, the firm can pull in expertise from other departments when required."

  • "They are happy to adopt a creative approach to funding in contentious insolvency matters, whether dealing with matters by way of Speculative Fee Agreements or working closely with litigation funders to allow for cases to be pursued where there may not be sufficient funds available in the insolvency."

  • "Strong commercial litigation team, practical and commercial in their approach."

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What the experts say...

Our Restructuring & Insolvency solicitors are recommended by both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

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