Lee Manning
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Lee Manning

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Areas of expertise

With over 35 years’ experience, Lee has expertise in working with financial institutions, professional football clubs, retail, leisure, catering, real estate, construction and manufacturing industries. He also has extensive experience in technology sectors.

Regularly appointed as a subject matter expert witness in insolvency related litigation, Lee has provided written expert testimony and litigation support in respect of restructuring matters for a wide range of businesses.

Lee was previously a Partner at Deloitte for 14 years and was also President of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3).

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Licensed UK Insolvency Practitioner, Lee is a trusted advisor on financial viability issues to key business stakeholders across a broad range of industry sectors. Lee is also an accredited mediator.

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Article

Insolvencies update: March 2026 and the first quarter

Heading up: S&W's expert commentary on the latest company insolvency figures from the ONS.

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Event

From stress to stability: Lessons from real UK turnarounds

Andrew Pepper James Dowdall Ruth Owen Photo Nicola Poole

Multiple Speakers

Andrew Pepper, James Dowdall, Ruth Owen OBE, Nicola Poole

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