Marcia Shekerdemian

Call: 1987

Education: MA (Cantab)

Languages: Conversational Armenian, Basic French & German

Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy & Companies

Email: shekerdemian@11sb.com

Tel: 020 7831 6381 (395#)

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Matthew Curness
Richard Powell

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Profile

Marcia Shekerdemian specialises in company law and all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency including:

  • Administrations
  • Receiverships
  • Voluntary arrangements
  • Shareholders' disputes
  • Wrongful trading
  • Misfeasance
  • Disqualification of directors
  • Antecedent transactions

Her practice also includes other areas of commercial litigation such as contractual disputes, partnerships and commercial fraud. She sits in the High Court as a Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy and Companies.

Marcia is recommended in the major legal directories as a leader in the fields of company and insolvency and has previously been shortlisted for Insolvency Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards.

Leading the way amongst the juniors, Marcia Shekerdemian is "an incredibly hard-working and tenacious advocate who lives and breathes her cases." According to clients, her skills combine to make her "almost the perfect junior," and "she's definitely someone you want on your team." As well as being "excellent on her feet," her paperwork is highly rated and her turnaround fast, due to the fact that she "can seemingly juggle hundreds of balls at the same time." Shekerdemian is further praised for her "ability to identify the central issues quickly and put forward a sensible solution." (Chambers & Partners 2009)

Marcia Shekerdemian "combines exceptional legal knowledge with superb communication skills." (Legal 500 2009)

Marcia Shekerdemian is an experienced junior who "pays great attention to detail - nothing escapes her notice." (Chambers & Partners 2009)

 Marcia Shekerdemian is "good on paper and tough in court." She won admiration from lawyers for being "a good team player who is willing to listen to input from her solicitors." Her "calm assurance" comes highly praised by peers and she "brings enormous intelligence to matters." (Chambers & Partners 2010)