New recruit for Gateshead team
We're excited to welcome Ryan Butler to our Gateshead office! Ryan joins us as a qualified solicitor, bringing a wealth of expertise to the team. Ryan's background and previous experience in insolvency will be a valuable asset as we continue to grow our presence in the North East.
Director, Iain Nairn comments “Not only does Ryan bring great capabilities on the technical front, but also a personable attitude to dealing with clients, which underpins all that we do”.
Ryan joins Iain Nairn, Sarah Gray, and Jonathan Todd in the Gateshead office that works with clients across the North East.
Meet the team
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Katie Carroll
Assistant Manager - Cashier
Bury
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Martin Maloney
Director
Bury
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Alison McLauchlan
Manager
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Alana Mills
Senior Business Development Manager
Barlborough, Loughborough
Samuel Wood
Senior Manager
London
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Amy Mehers
Director - Head of Personal Insolvency
Bury
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Anthony Bailey
Manager
Liverpool
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Neil Wright
Memberships Manager | Consultant
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Aidan Tucker
Director
Jersey, Isle of Man
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Paula Smith
Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal
Manchester
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Senior Business Development Manager
Chester
Abi Conah
Administrator
Manchester
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Assistant Manager
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Shamana Rani
Business Advisory Analyst
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Business advisory
Ramez Wakileh
Digital Marketing Executive
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Richard Corke
Senior Manager
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Aslam Mulla
Manager
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Ian Lomas
Consultant
Manchester
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Advisory services - property & construction
Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
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Sam Kaye
Administrator
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Andrew Bayley
Director
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Caitlin Baron
Marketing and Communications Executive
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Peter Vinden
Director | Consultant
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Jonathan Roberts
Solicitor | Director
London
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Russell Villanueva
Senior Administrator
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Daniel Whitaker
Junior Administrator
Jersey
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Redvers Rowson
Administrator
Bury
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Davitt Lynch
Director
Bury
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Monty Nash
Junior Administrator
Bristol
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Associate Director
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Membership Manager
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Michelle Temiwoluwa
Paralegal
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Senior Manager
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Stephen Jones
Business Development Manager
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Elliott Boot
Case Manager
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Stewart Goldsmith
Director
Hampshire
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Amanda Harrison
HR Business Partner
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Klaudia Turonek
Office Administrator
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Rachael McCusker
Associate Solicitor
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Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
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Adiya Akylbekova
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Jordan Ayitey
Administrator
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Matthew Madden
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Ben Ainsworth
Junior Insolvency Administrator
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Nella Lawrence
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Ulysses Urban
Senior Administrator
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Isabelle Messenger
Senior Administrator
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Eleanor Doyle
Legal Executive
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Joe Douglas
Associate Director - Business Advisory
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Dan Ormerod
Director
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James Parsonage
Senior Manager
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Bethany Murgatroyd
Junior Administrator
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Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
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Darren Grimshaw
Associate Director
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Catherine Reynolds
HR Director
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Deborah Hooton
Solicitor | Senior Associate
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Richard Bradley
Senior Manager
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Solicitor
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Senior Administrator
London
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Rachael Bentley
Director | Solicitor
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Senior Administrator
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Danielle Shore
Director
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Siann Huntley
Director
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Stephen Hartshorne
Senior Manager
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Lewis Farrin-Berry
Junior Administrator
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Sarah Harnett
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Anthony Milnes
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Henry Dickinson
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Joph Young
Director
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Joseph Carter
Senior Administrator
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Liam Griffin
Advisory Director
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Matthew Naylor
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Mike Fortune
Director
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Gateshead
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CFO
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