Biography
Sam is a solicitor in the restructuring and insolvency team. He specialises in contentious and personal insolvency matters, advising insolvency practitioners, directors, creditors and individuals across a broad range of corporate and personal insolvency issues.
Drawing on a strong litigation background, Sam assists clients in navigating complex disputes and financial distress, with a particular focus on insolvency litigation and personal guarantee liabilities. He regularly assists on matters involving bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings, director misfeasance claims, transactions at an undervalue, preferences, wrongful trading allegations and debt recovery disputes.
Sam has particular experience assisting individuals facing substantial personal guarantee liabilities and advising on the various options available to mitigate and resolve insolvency-related risk. He also advises companies and directors facing financial difficulties, including businesses entering administration, liquidation and other formal insolvency processes.
Sam is adept at handling fast-paced and contentious matters across a range of practice areas, with insolvency and litigation forming the core focus of his practice.
Sam qualified as a Solicitor in September 2026 following completion of his training contract at Ashfords, during which he undertook seats in the employment, planning and infrastructure, commercial litigation, and restructuring and insolvency teams. Prior to qualification, Sam gained significant litigation experience acting for claimants and defendants in a broad range of commercial disputes, including debt recovery and data protection claims. He also gained experience advising both claimants and respondents in employment disputes and within Employment Tribunal proceedings.
Before joining Ashfords, Sam spent two years working as a property disputes paralegal at an international law firm. He obtained his LLB Law degree from the University of the West of England and subsequently completed the LPC with LLM at the University of Law.
Relevant experience
Insolvency practitioners: Advising on claims arising from alleged transactions at an undervalue, preferences and breaches of directors' duties, including the recovery of assets and claims against former directors.
Creditors: Advising a range of creditors on the recovery of substantial unpaid debts, including the use of statutory demands, winding-up petitions and bankruptcy proceedings.
Individuals facing personal guarantee liabilities: Advising individuals exposed to significant personal guarantee obligations, including negotiations with lenders and creditors, insolvency options and settlement strategies.
