Edwin Coe | Simeon Gilchrist | Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer

Introduction

Simeon read Law with French at Leicester and Strasbourg universities, qualifying as a solicitor in 1992.

With both contentious and transactional insolvency expertise, Simeon advises insolvency practitioners, banks, distressed companies and individuals in a wide range of both corporate and personal insolvency matters. His corporate transactional work has an administration bias with the preparation of business sales being a particular specialism. In personal insolvency matters, Simeon has a specialist European Regulation practice, advising individuals, practitioners and creditors on the application of the European Regulation and what is known as COMI shifting or bankruptcy tourism.

Simeon has edited and written works on Company Meetings in insolvency proceedings and the disqualification legislation for directors. He also lectures to insolvency practitioners and lawyers both in England and abroad on procedural and substantive elements of insolvency law and practice.

Having been a member of R3 for many years he was delighted to be elected to Council and has served as Chair of the Small Practices Group for the last five years.

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Contact

Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7691 4166

Email:
simeon.gilchrist@edwincoe.com

Simeon Gilchrist has a reputation as a highly regarded expert in the industry

Chambers UK 2021

Expertise

Restructuring & Insolvency: Overview
Administrations and Receiverships
Bankruptcies and Liquidations
Civil Fraud
Confiscation and Restraint proceedings
Director Disqualification proceedings
Individual and Company Voluntary Arrangements
LPA Receiverships
Restructuring processes

Credentials

Ranked as Band 1 Leading Individual in Chambers UK 2022
Member and Council Member of R3
Chair of Small Practices Group for R3
Member of INSOL Europe
Member of the French Chamber of Commerce

Quotes

Simeon Gilchrist is a standout in the personal insolvency space.

Chambers UK 2022

Simeon is very bright and very meticulous in the work he does.

Chambers UK 2022

He is really good on personal insolvency; he is fantastic technically and is imaginative in coming up with solutions....
Chambers UK 2021

He is really good on personal insolvency; he is fantastic technically and is imaginative in coming up with solutions.

Chambers UK 2021

Has vast technical knowledge and is good at cutting to the nub of the matter, but his best gift is his ability to dea...
Chambers UK 2020

Has vast technical knowledge and is good at cutting to the nub of the matter, but his best gift is his ability to deal with difficult people.

Chambers UK 2020

If I have an insolvency-based issue I can't get my head around, he is the closest I have to a go-to guy for getting m...
Chambers UK 2018

If I have an insolvency-based issue I can't get my head around, he is the closest I have to a go-to guy for getting me out of the woods.

Chambers UK 2018