Expertise
Mike acts for office holders, lenders and companies in difficulty on all aspects of Corporate Recovery and Insolvency. His work includes business rescue and reconstruction; business and asset disposals and acquisitions; tracing and recovery of assets, insolvency and recovery litigation, compliance and professional issues and advising on the conduct of estates.
Mike’s specialisation is ‘problem solving’ and as such has a colourful background in some of the most unusual insolvent and quasi insolvency matters during the last 20 years, in addition to his wide ranging general insolvency practice.
Key Experience and Clients
- Acting for Vantis plc on Airship Technology Group administration and litigation matters
- Acting for PKF on the administration of Laminate Flooring Ltd
- Acting for various professional practices in regulatory enquiries and proceedings with recognised professional bodies
- Acting for Ernst & Young and Bank of America on receivership of Demaglass Limited
- Acting for Middleton Partners on the APW and group of companies
- Acting for the administrator of Polly Peck International
- Acting for RBS and PKF in the administration of the Kyrris Partnership
- Acting for Vantis plc on Young Ridgeway Associates liquidation
Professional Memberships
- R3 – Association of Business Recovery Professionals
- Insolvency Practitioners Association - Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (non-practicing)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Career History
| 2008 |
Partner, Mishcon de Reya |
| 2003 |
Partner, Beachcroft LLP |
| 1999 |
Partner, Lawrence Graham |
| 1992 |
Partner, Alsop Wilkinson / DLA |
Articles and Publications
Insolvency Procedure Notes (co-author Paul Gordon-Saker), published by Sweet & Maxwell
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The second Mishcon de Reya Property Week joint venture seminar, covering the whole concept of ‘crisis management’, with guest speaker, Lord Tim Bell.
Watch the seminar videos online »
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