Susan Roscoe

Profession

Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

Experience

Specialist in contentious restructuring and insolvency, asset recovery and tax litigation. Susan is experienced in advising financial institutions, corporates and insolvency practitioners in relation to contentious issues arising from restructuring, insolvency and corporate distress situations, including those with a cross-border element.

Recent cases include advising the administrators of the Lehman Brothers companies following the bank’s well-publicised collapse in September 2008; continued work in relation to the Enron insolvencies, including advising in relation to a substantial transaction at an undervalue application; acting for financial institutions in relation to complex tax appeals before the Tax Tribunal; and advising in relation to the settlement of multi-million pound disputes with HMRC .     

Professional experience

2011 to date       Partner, Linklaters
2007 -  2011       Managing Associate, Linklaters 
2002  - 2007       Associate, Linklaters 
2000 -  2002       Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters Education

Education

1999 - 2000      College of Law, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
1998 - 1999      College of Law, Common Professional Examination 
1994 - 1998      Oxford University, Classics