Debt Recovery & Pitmans Law. proactive. Regular client access to senior expertise ensures a commercial and proactive service.

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1 Debt Recovery & Pitmans Law proactive Regular client access to senior expertise ensures a commercial and proactive service.

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3 Debt Recovery & Pitmans Law Introduction Understanding your needs Outstanding debts negatively impact cash flow and impede profitability. Pitmans debt recovery team work seamlessly alongside our clients to improve your recoveries pre-litigation and support unavoidable disputes. Pitmans Debt Recovery team One of the largest in the South East Highly regarded for delivering a fast, efficient and cost-effective service Over 16m referred in 2016 with over 10m recovered to date Works side by side Pitmans Tier 1 ranked litigation and insolvency teams City quality lawyers, regional value 1

4 I have used Pitmans for many years and have always found them to be very helpful and professional in all aspects of debt collection. T he staff are friendly and knowledgeable and willing to give advice at any time. Winterton Brothers Our services From negotiations to court proceedings, we work on a clear, fixed-fee, same day basis, to provide the results driven services you need to accelerate cash collection. Chasing of debts and pre-action negotiations Letters of demand and telephone follow up Issue and service of court proceedings Obtaining and enforcement of Judgments Statutory demands followed by bankruptcy or winding up petitions Tracing and asset recovery 2

5 Client focus We work with a range of international and national clients including listed companies, partnerships, public sector organisations, insolvency practitioners, factoring companies and individuals. Some of our clients Avnet Grant Thornton IHS Global KPMG South Oxfordshire District Council The Credit Protection Association Vale of White Horse District Council I cannot recommend Pitmans Debt Recovery team highly enough. Donna acts in a highly professional manner, responds immediately and moreover has always been successful in securing outstanding debts with incredible speed. Office Manager, GML Architects 3

6 Pitmans People A trusted partnership designed to foster long-term relationships A commercial, proactive, prompt, highly efficient service Independent client feedback and listening programme through Pitmans dedicated client relationships management team Your team Donna Goddard Head of Debt Recovery D M E dgoddard@pitmans.com Suzanne Brooker Deputy Managing Partner T M E sbrooker@pitmans.com Natalie Roff Debt Recovery Manager T M E nroff@pitmans.com Donna has over 25 years experience collecting clients debts. She specialises in uncontested debt recovery, particularly issuing court and/or insolvency proceedings. She is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the service as well as the management of the Visualfiles debt collection case management system. Donna joined Pitmans in 1990 after working for NatWest Bank for three years. Suzanne heads the restructuring & insolvency team. She has over 20 years experience providing insolvency, turnaround and transaction advice and offers a debt recovery service in insolvency situations. Suzanne is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and also provides board advisory for a number of clients. Suzanne joined Pitmans as a trainee in Natalie collects clients debts through the County Court and High Court through judgment orders and court proceedings. She is experienced in various enforcement options including Enforcement Officers, County Court Bailiffs and Charging Orders. She also negotiates with parties pre-litigation. Natalie has been with Pitmans since

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8 Value City quality lawyers, regional value, competitive hourly rates Automated online case management platform for volume debt recovery with direct client access Working collaboratively as an extension to internal collection and credit control teams Using technology to drive efficiencies: document management systems, datarooms and extranets 6

9 T hey are enthusiastic, responsive, diligent and tactically and commercially switched on. As importantly as all of that, they are thoroughly good guys with whom we have a great working relationship. About Pitmans Law Banking & Finance Commercial Corporate Data Protection Debt Recovery Dispute Resolution Employment Insurance Intellectual Property Matrimonial & Family Pensions Real Estate Restructuring & Insolvency Wills, Tax & Trusts PARTNERS LOCATIONS HQ, READING, LONDON 10 AND SOUTHAMPTON Areas of expertise Sector specialisms S E R V I C E S S E C T O R S Banking Charities & Not for Profit Energy Hospitality Insurance Life Sciences Real Estate Retail TMT Transport CITY QUALITY LAWYERS Over 25 firms worldwide The founding UK member firm of the global legal network, Interact Law I N T E R N A T R E G FOUNDED 1860 I O N A L I O N A L V A L U E PEOPLE 200 I T R E C O G N I O N 21 Individuals Recommended by Chambers 25 Practice areas Ranked Highly by legal 500 Tier 1 Ranked Top 150 Law Firm Regional Heavyweight Lawyer 200 Star Performer Award winners Lawyer of the year Law Firm of the Year Lex 100 Best Work/ Life Balance 7

10 Why Pitmans? A cost efficient approach City quality lawyers, regional value Commercial, practical, responsive Contact Donna Goddard D M E dgoddard@pitmans.com pitmans.com 8

11 Pitmans LLP s team is excellent, timely and efficient with high-quality partners who excel. [T hey] take a pragmatic approach, identify risks and deliver appropriate advice. Chambers & Partners

12 With Pitmans Law you can be assured of the quality of advice and service you demand from a city law firm but with a distinction. The courage to stand apart, to think and act personably, with an uncompromising focus on achieving outstanding client outcomes. We say what we mean, matching our behaviours to our words. Established for over 150 years, Pitmans Law is headquartered in Reading with offices in London and Southampton. The lower overheads of a regional office ensure we can provide city quality legal advice at a competitive price to deliver exceptional value for our corporate and private clients locally, nationally and internationally. Pitmans provides legal advice to address our clients needs across a wide range of industry sectors and specialisms including particularly strong specialist teams in pensions advisory, real estate, dispute resolution as well as corporate and commercial law. Our clients draw confidence from the top tier recognition Pitmans achieves in the industry benchmarking directories, Legal 500 and Chambers UK. Reading, London, Southampton Pitmans Law is the founding UK member firm of the global legal network, Interact Law. Contact us T +44 (0) E law@pitmans.com pitmans.com