Ed Starling

Ed conducts a variety of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, and wider business critical litigation. He acts on behalf of lenders, liquidators, administrators, LPA receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, companies, purchasers of distressed assets, creditors and other stakeholders, shareholders, members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and directors. He specialises in bringing and defending claims brought by office holders including transactions at an under value, voidable preferences, wrongful and fraudulent trading, and breach of duty (including allegations of fraud and international asset tracing). He also has significant experience in civil fraud, dishonesty and misrepresentation proceedings and investigations, including the use of freezing and other targeted injunctions. Business critical litigation includes shareholder disputes, minority shareholder petitions, guarantee claims, professional negligence claims (valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisers), earnout / deferred consideration disputes, and contract/tortious disputes. Ed also acts as an independent Supervising Solicitor overseeing search (and seizure) orders obtained in civil proceedings. · Wedlake Bell LLP

EnglandInsolvency & Restructuring, Litigation

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Partner at Wedlake Bell LLP and Head of the Disputes Practice Group, Ed Starling advises on contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters and wider business-critical litigation. He specialises in claims brought by office holders (transactions at an undervalue, voidable preferences, wrongful and fraudulent trading, breach of duty), civil fraud and injunctive relief, shareholder disputes and professional negligence, and acts as an independent Supervising Solicitor for search-and-seizure orders.

Practice areas

Insolvency & RestructuringLitigationCivil FraudCorporate / CommercialProfessional Negligence

Office

England

Wedlake Bell LLP · Ed conducts a variety of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, and wider business critical litigation. He acts on behalf of lenders, liquidators, administrators, LPA receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, companies, purchasers of distressed assets, creditors and other stakeholders, shareholders, members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and directors. He specialises in bringing and defending claims brought by office holders including transactions at an under value, voidable preferences, wrongful and fraudulent trading, and breach of duty (including allegations of fraud and international asset tracing). He also has significant experience in civil fraud, dishonesty and misrepresentation proceedings and investigations, including the use of freezing and other targeted injunctions. Business critical litigation includes shareholder disputes, minority shareholder petitions, guarantee claims, professional negligence claims (valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisers), earnout / deferred consideration disputes, and contract/tortious disputes. Ed also acts as an independent Supervising Solicitor overseeing search (and seizure) orders obtained in civil proceedings.

England

Expertise

Transactions at an undervalueVoidable preferencesWrongful and fraudulent tradingBreach of duty and international asset tracingFreezing and other targeted injunctionsSearch and seizure orders (Supervising Solicitor)Shareholder disputes and minority shareholder petitionsProfessional negligence (valuers, solicitors, accountants, tax advisers)Earnout / deferred consideration disputesActing for office holders, lenders, receivers, trustees and creditorsMember, Association of Business Recoveries Professionals (R3)

Education

Joint Insolvency Examination Board exams (2006)

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor (England & Wales), 2003