Tal Goldsmith

Tal Goldsmith is a partner with Stephenson Harwood LLP in London, where she specializes in all aspects of the recovery of assets into insolvent estates by receivers, liquidators, administrators and trustees in bankruptcy. She also advises international corporate and individual clients on how to best use insolvency processes and powers as part of a wider asset-recovery toolkit. Ms. Goldsmith acts in specialist in- solvency proceedings and also has significant experience in shareholder disputes and related Companies Act litigation. In addition to her work for officeholders, she provides advice to corporate and individual clients regarding the implications of insolvency for them and members of their supply chain, on the risks associated with acquisitions of businesses and assets from insolvent companies, and on structuring transactions to ensure that they comply with companies and insolvency legislation. This has recently involved a number of significant board advisory and directors’ duties engagements. Early in her career, Ms. Goldsmith spent time working in industry for a market-leading asset-recovery team, and also completed a secondment in the recoveries team of a clearing bank, which gave her a unique understanding of how such clients operate and enabled her to better meet their requirements. A nonpracticing barrister, she went on to cross qualify and was admitted to the Roll in 2009. Ms. Goldsmith was listed in The Legal 500 UK for 2023. She received her LL.B. with honors in 2001 from the University of Bristol.