Leonard Curtis launches legal services
BUSINESS recovery firm Leonard Curtis has set up a standalone legal services division.
Leonard Curtis Legal will be headed by law firm DWF’s former Manchester office managing partner and head of business restructuring, Andrew Gregory.
Headquartered at Spinningfields in Manchester, it will provide legal services to the Leonard Curtis Group, which has 11 UK offices.
The expansion makes Leonard Curtis one of the first multi-disciplinary practices in the SME market to take advantage of the changing regulation around the provision of legal services.
Director Daniel Booth said: “The wider group sees more and more situations that need a solution which crosses over professional disciplines and services in the SME space. Adding legal services was a natural next step for Leonard Curtis.”
Legal solutions offered will include advice on start-ups, business finance, contract reviews, employment advice, cash management, debt recovery and dispute resolution.
Andrew Gregory said: “We have our natural areas of expertise in the team, and we will draw on those from private practice with the right skills whenever appropriate to best service our clients and contacts.”
Services to individuals will include advice for sole traders and partners, support for directors and shareholders in a wide range of situations including strategies for those seeking to exit a business.
For lenders, Leonard Curtis Legal will provide a range of products and services including security reviews or creation of new security, due diligence for lending purposes and advice on inter-creditor agreements/distressed work outs.
Gregory said: “In these areas we plan to offer high quality national law firm expertise with, wherever possible, the provision of fixed fees.”
Associate solicitor Jennifer Moore, formerly of Squire Patton Boggs’ Manchester office, has joined the team alongside paralegal Jenny Fell.
