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We are lawyers and strategic business advisors. We believe this is the key to delivering legal services in a way that aligns with our clients’ business strategies and goals to support SME owners and their stakeholders.

Leonard Curtis Legal offers a range of services beyond the usual menu of legal solutions. As an alternative business structure (“ABS”), we are able to call upon the other parts of the group and give legal advice as part of a larger integrated solution for businesses.

Leonard Curtis Legal is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

We are lawyers and strategic business advisors. We believe this is the key to delivering legal services in a way that aligns with our clients’ business strategies and goals to support SME owners and their stakeholders.

Leonard Curtis Legal offers a range of services beyond the usual menu of legal solutions. As an alternative business structure (“ABS”), we are able to call upon the other parts of the group and give legal advice as part of a larger integrated solution for businesses.

Leonard Curtis Legal is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Meet the team

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Ellie Woodhouse

Head of Operations

Stoke

Funding

Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Mark Craven

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Debbie Batchelor

Funding Accounts Executive

Bury

Funding

Richard Miller

Associate Director - Head of Funder Relationships

Manchester

Funding

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Mike Dinnell

Structured Debt Manager

Liverpool

Funding

Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Josh Bower

Manager

Manchester

Funding

Lauren Maloney

Business Development Manager

Sheffield

Funding

Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Steve Dunwell

Director

Barlborough

Funding

Ed Brown

Business Development Manager

Birmingham

Funding

Joshua Young

Apprentice Business Advisory

Manchester

Funding

Dan Bell

Head of Broker Relations

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Karolina Peets

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Jonathan Britstone

Case Manager

Bury - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

Manchester

Funding

Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

Funding

Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

Exec Team, Funding

Richard Bruton

Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

Funding

Richard Hill

Specialist Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

Meet the team

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

Leonard Curtis Legal

Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Rachael Bentley

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Rachael McCusker

Senior Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

India Lawrenson

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Deborah Hooton

Solicitor | Senior Associate

Manchester

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Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

Manchester

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Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

Manchester

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Cheryn Fisher

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Michelle Temiwoluwa

Paralegal

Manchester

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Harry Ball

Solicitor

Manchester

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Paula Smith

Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal

Manchester

Exec Team, Leonard Curtis Legal

Nella Lawrence

Legal Secretary

Manchester

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Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Alison McLauchlan

Manager

Liverpool

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Sally Adjemian

Payroll Manager

London

HR

Joshua White

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Mark Colman

Director

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

Krish Singh

Learning and Development Manager

Bury

HR

Chelsea Hanson

Office Manager

Barlborough

Support

Zara Mehmood

Management Accountant

Bury

Finance

Nara Fullbrook

HR Business Partner

Bury

HR

Emma Edgar

Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Darren Grimshaw

Associate Director

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Eleanor Carmichael

Events Manager

Manchester

Marketing

Wendy Harrison

Office Administrator

Bury

Support

Jonathan Todd

Associate Director

Gateshead

Restructuring and Insolvency

Jake Lee

Administrator

Sheffield, Rotherham

Restructuring and Insolvency

Mark Craven

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Ramez Wakileh

Digital Marketing Executive

Manchester

Marketing

Rachael Johns

Manager

Bury

Compliance

Carl Faulds

Group Head of Restructuring and Insolvency Operations

Hampshire

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Finnlay Walsh

Senior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Spike Flint

Junior Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Dan Ormerod

Director

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Christine Bailey

Office Support

Preston

Support

Mark Gledhill

Senior Manager

Leeds, York

Restructuring and Insolvency

Lewis Farrin-Berry

Junior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Megan Singleton

Director

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

Paula Castle

Brand and Communications Director

Manchester

Marketing

Samantha O'Hara

Senior Manager

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Ryan Butler

Assistant Manager

Gateshead

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Avery Lewis

Senior Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Karen Cockcroft

Senior Team Support

Bury

Support

Abi Conah

Administrator

Manchester

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Tanaka Makawa

Business Development Manager

London

Lifecycle

Phil Morton

Director

Loughborough

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nick Myers

Director

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Robyn Snape

Senior Relationship Manager

Preston

Lifecycle

Luqmaan Said

Administrator

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Amanda Harrison

HR Business Partner

Bury

HR

Aslam Mulla

Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Lorraine Webley

Office Support

Birmingham

Support

Sarah MacInnes

Optimise Client Manager

Manchester

Business Services

Kirsty Swan

Associate Director

Birmingham

Restructuring and Insolvency

Katy McAndrew

Director

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

Leonard Curtis Legal

Matthew Naylor

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Richard Turvey

Director

Manchester

Business Services

Catherine Greathead

Senior Administrator

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

Paul Haworth

Head of Group Compliance

Bury

Compliance

Natasha Lee

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Amelia Blythe

Assistant Manager

Leeds, York

Restructuring and Insolvency

John Crolla

Senior Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Catherine Reynolds

HR Director

Bury

HR

Neil Wright

Memberships Manager | Consultant

Bury

Business Services

Jade Roberts

Marketing and Events Executive

Manchester

Marketing

Eve Johnson

Junior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Sean Ward

Associate Director

Cardiff, Bristol

Restructuring and Insolvency

Steve Markey

Director

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Yasin Hussain

Administrator

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

James Parsonage

Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Monty Nash

Junior Administrator

Bristol

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Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Aaron Blake

Head of Group Reporting

Bury

Finance

Oliver Cherry

Manager - Advisory

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Alfie Yearsley

Graduate Data Analyst

Bury

IT - Data

Deborah Patrick

Senior Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

James Nixon

Business Development Executive

Leeds, Beverley, Huddersfield, York

Lifecycle

Yamin Vahaluwala

Senior Data Analyst

Bury

IT

Sue Richardson

Associate Manager

Isle of Man

Restructuring and Insolvency

Toby Rolls

Head of M&A Advisory - Director

London

Una Spencer

Cashier

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Syed Islam

Accounts Supervisor

Bury

Finance

Chris Knott

Director

Stoke

Restructuring and Insolvency

Debra Brodie

Compliance Office Support

Bury

Compliance

George Piggott

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Amelia Smith

Administrator

Dorset, Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Danielle Shore

Director

Sheffield, Rotherham

Restructuring and Insolvency

Jeremy Edward

Senior Administrator

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Shannon Jones

Senior Administrator

Sheffield, Rotherham

Restructuring and Insolvency

Amelia Ladbrook

Associate Director - Head of Marketing

Manchester

Marketing

Paul Birks

CFO

Bury

Finance, Exec Team

Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

Funding

Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

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Natalie Walker

Senior Property Administrator

Leeds, York

Restructuring and Insolvency

Stewart Goldsmith

Director

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Adam Hembrough

Head of Development

Bury

Business Services

Steven Eyre

Advisory Manager

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Amelia Heeds

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Cameron Harrison

Business Development Executive

Thames Valley, London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

Manchester

Funding

Sarah Harnett

Administrator

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Richard Hill

Specialist Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Liz Welch

Director

Birmingham

Restructuring and Insolvency

Joseph Carter

Senior Administrator

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Lee Corrigan

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Tom Young

Administrator

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

We are lawyers and strategic business advisors. We believe this is the key to delivering legal services in a way that aligns with our clients’ business strategies and goals to support SME owners and their stakeholders.

Leonard Curtis Legal offers a range of services beyond the usual menu of legal solutions. As an alternative business structure (“ABS”), we are able to call upon the other parts of the group and give legal advice as part of a larger integrated solution for businesses.

Leonard Curtis Legal is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Locations

Riverside House
Irwell Street
Manchester
M3 5EN

0161 696 3520
5th Floor Grove House
248a Marylebone Road
London
NW1 6BB

020 8167 9410

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