Sian Leonard

Sian specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency whether it is acting for the officeholder, director, bankrupt, lender, creditor, or other stakeholder in the insolvent estate. Sian’s work also involves a lot of front-end work in her advisory role and with transactional work, meeting very short timescales, addressing whatever issues are thrown at her, and ultimately delivering great results for her clients. Sian is also the main point of contact for some of Birkett’s lender clients. Sian has been awarded the 2019 winner for rising star – SME at the Insolvency Practitioner Association awards. Sian is also heavily involved in R3 as a committee member of the Eastern Region of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals and a member of the R3 London Women’s Group. This allows her to understand, appreciate and hopefully promote the insolvency industry to everyone effected by insolvency. · Birketts LLP

EnglandInsolvency, Restructuring

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About

Sian specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency, acting for officeholders, directors, bankrupts, lenders, creditors and other stakeholders, and undertaking front-end advisory and transactional work under short timescales. She is the main contact for some lender clients, was the 2019 Insolvency Practitioner Association Rising Star – SME winner, and is active in R3 (Eastern Region committee and R3 London Women’s Group).

Practice areas

InsolvencyRestructuringCorporate Transactions

Office

England

Birketts LLP · Sian specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency whether it is acting for the officeholder, director, bankrupt, lender, creditor, or other stakeholder in the insolvent estate. Sian’s work also involves a lot of front-end work in her advisory role and with transactional work, meeting very short timescales, addressing whatever issues are thrown at her, and ultimately delivering great results for her clients. Sian is also the main point of contact for some of Birkett’s lender clients. Sian has been awarded the 2019 winner for rising star – SME at the Insolvency Practitioner Association awards. Sian is also heavily involved in R3 as a committee member of the Eastern Region of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals and a member of the R3 London Women’s Group. This allows her to understand, appreciate and hopefully promote the insolvency industry to everyone effected by insolvency.

England

Expertise

Corporate insolvencyPersonal insolvencyAdvisory and transactional workLender-side insolvency work

Education

LLB (Keele University) – 2:1 (2008–2012)
Legal Practice Course, BBP Law, Cambridge (2012–2013)
Qualified Life Coach and Wellbeing First Aider