About Us
We are a firm of specialist insolvency and restructuring lawyers, based in London, East Anglia (Norwich) and the South of England (Portsmouth), working with clients across the United Kingdom and around the world. Our lawyers advise businesses, individuals, insolvency practitioners, lenders and creditors at every stage of a matter, from early restructuring through to formal insolvency proceedings and disputes.
As a boutique legal practice, we aim to provide a true 'partner-led' service through our experienced lawyers, who are all experts in their fields. We understand the need to provide our clients with high-quality, innovative advice that is efficient and offers value for money.
Where Isadore Goldman is different is that we recognise that each case we handle is always about you, the client. Whatever type of client you are, we’re invested in the importance of understanding your concerns, your budget, the need for you to be clearly and fully advised, and perhaps most importantly, your expectations of a result.
Whilst we may be the adviser, we know that the outcome of the case and its importance to you are paramount. This client-first approach, combined with decades of technical expertise across our three offices, has helped us build a reputation as one of the UK's leading insolvency and restructuring practices.
Our Mission and Values
We believe in creating a better present and future for our clients and our people.
We aspire to:
- Have an unrivalled reputation for client service and expertise in insolvency and restructuring.
- Be recognised within the legal profession as a firm with 'the very best' in terms of positive culture, leadership, supervision, career progression, support, training, rewards and resources.
To achieve this, we invest in our people to ensure they are experts in their fields, so our clients receive the very best in service and expertise.
Our four key values are as follows:
- Trust - Trust in our advice given to clients, our service to clients and third parties, and in each other. Clients trust us to provide the very best in terms of solutions and service.
- Expertise - We welcome, promote and nurture knowledge, skills and experience to maintain our position as one of the UK's leading insolvency and restructuring firms. There are very few firms that can match the level of expertise offered across our offices.
- Commerciality - Coupled with legal expertise, our advice is sensible, pragmatic, informed and grounded in commercial reality. Our advice will always be given within the constraints of the law, but without forgetting that every case has a commercial element too.
- Creativity - We aim to offer original and innovative solutions for clients and to communicate those clearly. Every case is different and often requires a novel solution, which we aim to provide.
Our Long History
Isadore Goldman was founded by Mr. Isadore Goldman in 1885. Practising initially in family law, Mr. Goldman became particularly known for his insolvency and bankruptcy expertise, a tradition that was carried on by his son, Joe, and his grandson, Alfred, well into the 1970s.
Alfred Goldman complemented this with a successful bank recovery practice (when the firm was sometimes referred to as the "grim reaper"), winning the loyalty of a large national clearing bank.
Now a modern commercial practice, Isadore Goldman continues to uphold its pedigree in personal insolvency, along with the associated practice areas of corporate insolvency, restructuring, asset recovery, construction insolvency and services to directors, creditors, and debtors. In recent years, the firm has been dedicated to the recruitment of a number of lawyers who are experts in these fields.
Consistently punching above its weight, Isadore Goldman is proud of its niche status, and its clients value its highly personal approach and first-class service.
Our Accreditations and Recognition
Isadore Goldman's reputation for technical excellence is reflected in the accreditations and rankings we hold across the legal and business community. These recognitions provide independent confirmation of the quality, expertise and professionalism our clients can expect at every stage of their matter.
Our lawyers are ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, the two leading independent guides to the legal profession. These directories assess firms and individual lawyers each year, drawing on client feedback, peer review and evidence of complex casework, and consistently place our insolvency and restructuring team amongst the leading practices in the UK.
We are proud members of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, the UK's trade body for insolvency, restructuring and turnaround professionals. Our involvement extends beyond membership. Director Monica Kapur is currently serving as Chair of R3 Midlands and Director Thomas Bond is a Regional Council Member of R3 for London and the Southeast, reflecting the standing of our team within the wider profession.
Isadore Goldman is also part of LawNet, one of the largest and longest-established legal networks in the UK. Through LawNet, we can draw on the expertise, resources and referral relationships of other leading independent firms, extending the reach and support we offer clients beyond our own three offices.
As a firm entrusted with sensitive financial and personal information, we hold Cyber Essentials certification, a UK government-backed scheme that verifies our approach to cyber security and data protection. We are also certified to ISO9001, the international standard for quality management systems, reflecting our commitment to secure services across every office and every case.
Finally, Isadore Goldman is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), giving clients the assurance that comes from working with a fully regulated law firm bound by strict professional and ethical standards.
These accreditations and memberships reflect the high-quality service we offer and the firm's standing as one of the UK's leading insolvency and restructuring practices.