In this ninety-minute panel session we will be hearing from 5 colleagues well known today in the Restructuring & Insolvency market, who have made it to the top of the profession and their respective firms. We will hear from each of them about their story, and will subsequently split into five break out rooms to discuss the challenges that still face us all in our careers and get expert "tips from the top" from our panellists.

Expect to hear about fair allocation of work, equality of opportunity, career progression alongside parenting, non-chargeable work and its impact on billing targets, winning work, the challenges of alcohol based and male oriented marketing and much more.

Come to discuss, to share experiences and to learn. To ensure that we all feel comfortable speaking and asking questions, this session will take place on a Chatham House Rules basis and will not be recorded. We will also be sending out a treat to enjoy during the event to those who have registered by 12 November.

Tickets for members are free using the code MEMBER100. Tickets for non members are £30.

Speakers

Speakers include:

• Lisa Rickelton, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting
• Hilary Stonefrost, Barrister at South Square
• Marcia Shekerdemian QC, Senior Consultant at McDermott, Will & Emery and Barrister at Wilberforce Chambers
• Joanne Robinson, Partner at EY Parthenon, and
• Juliet Schalker, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Debenhams Ottoway

Lisa Rickelton, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Lisa Rickelton specialises in contingency planning, insolvency solutions and insolvency outcome analysis/entity priority models. Ms. Rickelton has over 20 years of insolvency and restructuring experience advising stakeholders across a wide range of sectors.​

Hilary Stonefrost, Barrister, South Square

Hilary Stonefrost is a barrister at South Square. She spent a decade as an economist at the Bank of England before being called to the Bar of England and Wales. She specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency, restructuring and company law.

Marcia Shekerdemian QC, Senior Consultant, McDermott, Will & Emery ,and Barrister, Wilberforce Chambers

Marcia is a leading practitioner in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency, company and partnership law as well as commercial litigation. Her work encompasses both domestic and international matters. She has appeared in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands and in the Isle of Man.

Juliet Schalker, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Debenhams Ottoway

Juliet leads the dispute resolution team. With her City expertise and contacts, Juliet brings a high level of client focus and service capability to our excellent dispute resolution practice. Juliet’s practice comprises a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, but she has particular expertise in insolvency, banking litigation, private equity and professional negligence claims.

Joanne Robinson, EY-Parthenon Partner, Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy, Ernst & Young LLP

Jo has a broad range of restructuring experience spanning 25 years, supporting stakeholders through challenging situations, gaining consensus and buy-in to reach a solution. This has involved providing rapid improvement to financial performance, leading negotiations to reach consensus, contingency planning, options analysis and insolvency.

She leads the Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy Government & Infrastructure sector, working alongside government stakeholders to find solutions where an intervention is needed, but there can be no disruption to critical public services.