“The best litigator I have worked with”
A client of Michael
Michael is a partner in Kingsley Napley’s Dispute Resolution team, based in London. He is a highly experienced insolvency and commercial litigation lawyer with expertise in all aspects of corporate recovery, bankruptcy, fraud and enforcement.
He is instructed by insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, corporates, high net worth individuals and offshore advisers. He is a Solicitor-Advocate and has been recommended by the Legal 500 and Chambers Global.
Areas of expertise
- Cross-border insolvency work
- Turnaround and restructuring
- International disputes and arbitration
- Commercial litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Fraud and asset recovery
Michael has experience in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, real estate, energy, charities, investment funds, construction, automotive, retail, hotels, pubs and restaurants.
Michael receives instructions and referrals from insolvency practitioners, small and medium sized corporates, high net worth individuals, lending institutions, foreign officeholders and lawyers.
Michael has leading cases cited in Sealy & Milman, including Rowe v Sanders; Re Capitol Films; and Warley Continental Services v Johal.
What clients and directories say
"An experienced Partner"
Legal 500 2020
“The best litigator I have worked with”
A client of Michael
“Highly recommended"
A client of Michael
“Singled out by peers and clients, who have been impressed by his work”
Chambers Global 2014
Recent work
- Advising company directors and stakeholders in relation to turnaround and restructuring matters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Acting for various insolvency office holders in the UK and internationally on claims relating to preference, transactions at an undervalue and in defraud of creditors; assisting company directors in relation to similar claims and their duties generally.
- Defending claims brought by a real estate investment bank in a shareholder dispute.
- Acting for a real estate developer in a $200m international arbitration claim.
- Defending a $150m international arbitration claim commenced by the liquidators of an offshore fund.
- Defending an investment fund in relation to a $180m statutory demand based on convertible loan notes and related claims.
Publications and press
- Monsoon Accessorize: What went wrong? - quoted in Retail Gazette, June 2020
- More airlines expected to go bust as a result of coronavirus - quoted in The Metro, March 2020
- Coronavirus crisis drags down Flybe, as Wall Street slides again - quoted in The Guardian, March 2020
- Personal insolvencies jump to nine-year high in England and Wales - quoted in The Guardian, January 2020
- Debenhams’ CVA High Court victory: What experts say - quoted in Retail Gazette, September 2019
- British Steel collapse: Thousands of jobs at risk as firm becomes ‘first major Brexit casualty - quoted in The Independent, May 2019
- Proposed Changes To HMRC Status Cast A Shadow On Business Rescue - article in Total Business Magazine, January 2019
Professional societies and Memberships
- Law Society of England & Wales
“An experienced partner”
Legal 500 2020
“The best litigator I have worked with”
A client of Michael
“Highly recommended"
A client of Michael
“Singled out by peers and clients, who have been impressed by his work”
Chambers Global 2014