Ken Titchen was admitted in 1993 and joined the firm's Insolvency Department in 2005.  He was previously at a national law firm where Ken gained substantial experience in all aspects of insolvency, recovery, restructuring/turnaround and business support operating in a wide range of business sectors.  

Ken regularly deals with contentious and non-contentious insolvency issues relating to both companies and individuals in financial difficulty, and whether arising before or after formal insolvency.  Clients include insolvency practitioners, lenders, boards of directors, interim/turnaround managers, debtors and creditors.  Ken has particular experience of advising on assignments for asset based lenders, and in recovering debts in the leisure/brewing industry.  He has also advised pension scheme trustees and companies in relation to deficits on final salary pension schemes and the 'moral hazard' provisions of the Pensions Act 2004. 

Recent cases include advising the administrators of a company providing studio space and TV production facilities on numerous complex issues; obtaining office holder's remuneration via the court; challenging directors' security on behalf of an asset based lender; advising pension scheme trustees on the relevant date for quantifying a claim in a CVA; restructuring debt due from the major customer of a trading company; successfully preventing the issue of intended directors' disqualification proceedings; agreeing significant claims in the Enron Corp. Chapter 11 proceedings in New York.

Ken combines his legal and commercial knowledge and experience to provide proactive support and effective solutions for his clients at all times.

Ken has written a number of articles in the legal press on insolvency related topics and has presented to R3, TMA and a number of insolvency practitioners on a wide range of relevant subjects including the EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings, recovering costs, and pensions.