Partner at Chadwick Lawrence shortlisted for Barclays Women of the Year 2015 Award

Partner and department head, Asma Iqbal, was shortlisted in the Medium Business category at the ‘Celebrating Yorkshire Women in Business Awards held on Thursday 5th March at Bowcliffe Hall, Wetherby, alongside Rachel Beverley-Stevenson from One Medical, Joanne Robinson of Mansfield Pollard & Co ltd, Amanda Shea of Harrison Spinks and Gail Weathers from Resource.

The purpose of the awards is to recognise women from all sectors who have made an outstanding contribution to business in the Yorkshire region and award exceptional achievements they have made to business.

Asma joined Chadwick Lawrence LLP as a Partner in 2008 and main areas of practice include advising business, Directors and Insolvency Practitioners in Corporate pre-insolvency and insolvency situations. Areas of expertise include the corporate restructuring of companies with a view to rescuing the business where commercially viable.

Asma also advises individuals and insolvency practitioners in personal insolvency matters and acts for foreign creditors in recovering substantial sums due from debtors based in the United Kingdom.

And if Asma wasn’t busy enough, she also chairs the R3 Yorkshire Women in Business Recovery Group, is a member of the R3 Regional Committee, is an ambassador for the Wakefield Bondholders and sits on the advisory board of the Yorkshire Asian Business Association all achievements that earned her the shortlisting at the prestigious awards.

Asma Iqbal commented on the nomination. “I am extremely delighted to have been shortlisted for the award. The awards themselves are a fantastic initiative to not only recognise and represent women in business but to celebrate the achievements of individuals and the significant developments in equality and diversity by the businesses in which these women represent.”

“I want to pass on my congratulations to all the winners, and even though I was not successful on this occasion, the calibre of nominees is a testament to the quality of talent here in Yorkshire.”