Firm launches restructuring and insolvency practice with four hires
Kingsley Napley LLP has announced the appointment of Daniel Sejas as head of its restructuring & insolvency (R&I) practice. He will be supported by Nicholas Hughes who also joins the firm as a Partner.
Their former colleagues from HCR Sprecher Grier, Marieta van Straaten and Roz Gergees, are also joining Kingsley Napley as legal director and senior associate respectively.
Dan (pictured), Nick, Marieta and Roz will work as part of the R&I team alongside Kingsley Napley’s existing insolvency specialists, including partners Michael Mulligan, Richard Foss and William Christopher, legal director Lucy Edwards and senior associate Daniel Staunton, in a new dedicated restructuring & insolvency practice.
Kingsley Napley has considerable experience of advising on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency (including acting for insolvency practitioners, companies, individuals and company directors), and is particularly well known for its expertise in fraud related issues, asset-tracing and recovery. Its Corporate & Commercial team have also advised on restructuring and insolvency matters, including the sale of assets by officeholders.
The dedicated R&I team will be able to assist insolvency practitioners, accountants, investors, and boards of directors at a time when company distress is on the rise.
Kingsley Napley managing partner Linda Woolley comments: “I am delighted to welcome Daniel, Nicholas, Marieta and Roz to the firm. Their arrival represents a significant expansion of Kingsley Napley’s restructuring and insolvency capabilities including both contentious and non-contentious skill-sets. The idea is that they will help achieve a step-change in the scale and breadth of our offering and enable us to grow the insolvency related work we do as a firm with a greater focus on this market. We believe this enhanced capability will be invaluable to our clients in the current economic climate.”
Daniel Sejas comments: 'We are incredibly excited to be joining Kingsley Napley and the opportunity we see here. The firm has a fantastic reputation for fraud related litigation and a fast-expanding Corporate & Commercial practice. However, there is certainly scope to do more on the restructuring & insolvency side with a concerted plan and a wider array of specialists. We are looking forward to working with our new colleagues across the firm to drive this new effort forward.'
Daniel Sejas has been national chairman of restructuring & insolvency, and head of restructuring and insolvency London, at HCR Sprecher Grier for the last 4 years. Prior to that he was partner, and head of restructuring and insolvency, at Sprecher Grier and SGH Martineau LLP where he worked for 19 years.
Nicholas Hughes has been a partner at HCR Sprecher Grier for over 7 years and earlier also worked at SGH Martineau LLP.
Marieta van Straaten has been a partner at HCR Sprecher Grier for the last 3 years. Earlier she worked in-house at Manolete Partners and at Moon Beever Solicitors.
Roz Gergees has been with HCR Sprecher Grier and its predecessor firm for 6 years and previously also worked at SGH Martineau LLP.
