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. Juliet regularly handles high value litigation in specialist divisions of the High Court, often being instructed to act against or alongside major UK or international firms and has been involved, acting for the claimant, in a number of high profile cases in both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Juliet’s focus is on insolvency litigation, private equity and the alternative lending markets, as well as shareholder and boardroom disputes. Juliet also has extensive experience in acting for lenders and insolvency practitioners on high profile professional negligence cases.

Juliet sits on the committee of the IWIRC London Network, which is the premier networking organisation for women in the practice of insolvency and restructuring, as well as regularly being asked to speak at R3 conferences (the trade association for the entire community of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring professionals).

Expertise

Juliet’s focus is on private equity and the alternative lending markets, as well as shareholder and boardroom disputes and insolvency litigation. Juliet also has extensive experience in acting for lenders and insolvency practitioners on high profile professional negligence cases.

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Juliet is a member of the IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation) and sits on the committee for the London division. Juliet is also a member of the FSLA (Financial Services Lawyers Association) and a member of 100 Women in Finance.  Juliet is also a member of RAIIDAR (Recovering Assets, Insolvency, Investigations, Disputes and Restructuring) and the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

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    Celebrity client

  • Juliet Schalker is a brilliant leader of the dispute resolution team. She is super smart, client-focused and very commercial. She runs a happy, productive team.

    The Legal 500 UK 2023

  • Juliet Schalker is very personable and exceptional with industry knowledge. She has a great ability to share her network and assist business clients outside of casework.

    The Legal 500 UK 2023

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    The Legal 500 UK 2023

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    The Legal 500 UK 2023

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    The Legal 500 UK 2023

  • Juliet Schalker is a powerhouse. Her team covers the full range of dispute resolution work and does so to an extremely high standard

    The Legal 500 UK 2023

  • Would recommend Juliet Schalker – very experienced, and a pleasure to work with.

    The Legal 500 UK 2023

  • Juliet Schalker is an experienced litigator – she brings City expertise to Debenhams Ottaway and is impressively focused on meeting client objectives in litigation.

    The Legal 500 UK 2022

  • Juliet Schalker can only be described as a consummate professional and has somehow mastered the art of the human touch, without compromising her professionalism.  I offer my highest recommendations without reservation.

    Del Dervin

  • Acute analysis and understanding of complex legal issues, shrewd recommendations for action, and fostering a dynamic relationship with client.

    Client

  • Juliet Schalker leads the team, she is an inspiration. Super bright, pragmatic, and a delight to have on the opposing bench. She is fabulous with even the most difficult of clients.

    Legal 500 UK 2024

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    Legal 500 UK 2024

  • Juliet Schalker and Alex Neale run a very capable ship. They are all very bright and pragmatic solicitors who work collaboratively.

    Legal 500 UK 2024

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    Chambers UK 2024

  • Juliet is approachable, trustworthy and very experienced in her field. She’s very commercial too.

    Chambers UK 2024

  • Juliet is on top of the law and the details of the case, yet is pragmatic and sensible.

    Chambers UK 2024
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