Ryan BeckwithFreshfields Partner To Face Disciplinary Tribunal, Placed on Indefinite Leave
The restructuring partner will sit before a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing on April 26.
April 17, 2019 at 10:26 AM
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring partner Ryan Beckwith has been placed on indefinite leave, ahead of a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing next Friday.
The SDT cause list shows Beckwith is being represented by Brett Wilson disciplinary partner Nicholas Brett, and the SDT by Capsticks disputes partner Daniel Purcell.
It is not yet clear why Beckwith is facing disciplinary action, nor has any specific information about the history behind the case been made available by either the SDT or the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Freshfields said in a statement: "We are aware of the publication regarding a hearing before the SDT involving a partner at the firm, who is on indefinite leave. The matter is subject to proceedings and we are unable to comment further."
The hearing will take place on April 26, 2019.
A Freshfields lifer of 12 years, Beckwith was made up in 2012, and the same year acted alongside Clifford Chance and Kirkland & Ellis on Travelodge's £635m debt restructuring. He has spent the majority of his career acting for lenders, borrowers and administrators.
Recent incidents have seen a succession of lawyers at top firms summoned by the SDT, including former Locke Lord partner Jonathan Denton, who was was fired after using a client account to run a £21 million investment scheme; DLA Piper associate Tania Bains, who was struck off for fabricating her qualifications; and HFW partner Konstantinos Adamantopoulos, who was banned from any UK legal practice after being found to have charged clients for his own holidays.
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