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Arthur Cox

Restructuring/Insolvency

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Our market-leading Restructuring and Insolvency Group has built an excellent reputation for client service in relation to all aspects of Irish restructuring and insolvency law and procedures, distressed M&A and related special situations and transactions.

We provide tailored legal advice to companies in financial difficulty and their directors. We also act extensively for international investment banks, private equity funds, retail banks, insolvency practitioners, national and international companies and individual creditors.

Our Restructuring and Insolvency Group comprises a team of restructuring and insolvency experts who draw on the unrivalled expertise from colleagues across our corporate, finance, tax, regulatory, employment, real estate and litigation groups to provide market-leading multi-dimensional advice to our clients on the increasingly challenging and technically complex areas of insolvency and restructuring.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Ireland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Arthur Cox has a market-leading insolvency practice with strong experience in large-scale and complex mandates. The expert team advises debtors and creditors, as well as a broad range of insolvency practitioners such as examiners, receivers and liquidators. The firm also assists international parties with cross-border mandates. The team is experienced in a whole host of proceedings, including restructuring, examinership, liquidation and enforcement proceedings.

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Work Highlights

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  • Arthur Cox acted for the examiner of Mainline Power in its attempts to restructure the business.

Strengths

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  • Arthur Cox's restructuring and insolvency team is a highly skilled and experienced team, with in-depth knowledge within the field. The group is solution-oriented and very responsive.

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  • Arthur Cox takes a very calm, mature and focused approach to complex issues.

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  • The team is very commercial, practical and responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • John Donald
    John Donald

    John Donald

    John Donald advises a variety of clients on restructuring, liquidation and examinership matters.

    • John Donald is highly experienced and service-minded. He has in-depth knowledge within the insolvency field and handling of cross-border insolvency transactions.

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    • John Donald is solution-oriented and comes to complex issues with solutions.

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  • Frances Flynn
    Frances Flynn

    Frances Flynn

    Frances Flynn assists on high-profile mandates concerning restructuring projects and examinership processes, as well as bankruptcy mandates.

    • Frances Flynn's ability to deliver under time pressure and with quality is excellent.

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    • Frances is extremely knowledgeable, reliable, responsive, trustworthy and solution focused with an excellent attitude and high interpersonal skills.

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    • Frances Flynn is super to work with and makes clients feel totally confident that he has their backs at all times.

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    • Frances Flynn offers good clear advice, is good at planning and is a solid practitioner.

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  • Kenneth Dixon
    Kenneth Dixon

    Kenneth Dixon

    Kenneth Dixon assists examiners, receivers and liquidators with insolvency proceedings. He also has experience acting on distressed asset sales.

    • Kenneth is an expert in his area, highly diligent, has excellent interpersonal skills and always puts his clients' needs first. He is reliable, trustworthy and has a positive solution-based approach.

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