Howes Percival acquire Insolvency law firm

Law firm Howes Percival has acquired Summers Nigh Law. Summers Nigh Law is a niche insolvency firm with a significant number of local and national clients in the development & construction, manufacturing, technology, automotive, food & drink, agriculture and education sectors. Summers Nigh Law’s two partners, Katie Summers and Deborah Nigh, together with their five support staff have transferred to Howes Percival’s nationally recognised insolvency team. Katie and Deborah have joined Howes Percival as partners.

Howes Percival has also announced, and the recruitment of Michael Green, Weightman’s former National Head of Restructuring/Insolvency. Green joins Howes Percival from Weightmans’ London office where he headed the Disputes Team in London and was National Head of Restructuring/Insolvency.  Greenhas over 20 years’ experience of dealing with large complex commercial disputes and also sits as a part-time Judge on the South East Circuit and as a Chancery Judge in London.

Howes Percival’s insolvency practice has opened new offices in Cambridge, Manchester and Milton Keynes and seen partner numbers grow from 28 to 43.
since 2014. The company has also recruited Carl Mifflin from Shakespeares to establish a new insolvency practice in the East Midlands. Miffin now heads up the insolvency team nationally.

Geraint Davies, Partner, and Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation at Howes Percival said “At Howes Percival, we’ve always had a strong reputation for insolvency work. Over the last three years, we have strengthened our offering, investing in new offices and locations as well as broadening our expertise with some significant hires.

“We are delighted to welcome Katie, Deborah and their team to Howes Percival. The acquisition of Summers Nigh Law further reinforces our position in the insolvency sector and is the latest demonstration of our ambitions to grow our practice nationally. Katie and Deborah are well known to us, not only from their superb reputation in the insolvency world but also because both of them started off life as trainees in our Northampton office. They know the culture here and our ethos and, as a result, we are very confident that they will be a great fit with both the firm and our clients.”