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Charles Russell Speechlys—Libby Elliott

13 October 2025
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Corporate, restructuring and insolvency offering grows with partner hire

Charles Russell Speechlys has appointed Libby Elliott as a partner in its corporate, restructuring and insolvency team in London. Elliott joins with nearly 30 years’ experience across financial advisory and insolvency, having previously held senior roles at KPMG, Dentons, Stephenson Harwood and as managing director and head of risk and legal at her former firm.

She brings to the firm a reputation for advising on major domestic and cross-border restructurings, complex insolvency cases and large-scale litigation. Her work will focus on driving the firm’s non-contentious restructuring and advisory work, collaborating closely with corporate, real estate, employment and litigation teams to strengthen the firm’s market presence.

Stewart Hey, partner and divisional managing partner of litigation and dispute resolution, said Elliott’s arrival ‘adds real strength and depth of offering’ and would ‘significantly bolster the reputation of the firm’s non-contentious restructuring offering’.

Elliott said she was ‘very excited to be re-entering private practice and joining a successful team renowned for handling complex, high-profile litigation cases’, adding that she looked forward to ‘broadening the firm’s reach and unlocking new opportunities for the division’.

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