Matheson LLP, Restructuring/Insolvency | Chambers Europe Profile

About

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Our Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Group comprises some of Ireland's leading lawyers in the corporate recovery and corporate insolvency field among its team. The group is led by Tony O'Grady, Julie Murphy-O’Connor, Niamh Counihan and Brendan Colgan and provides specialist advice on all contentious and non-contentious corporate restructuring and insolvency matters.

With a team of over 16 legal specialists, we are the largest Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Group among the top 5 Irish legal firms. It is this strength, expertise and experience that has seen us deal with the most significant domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters in recent years.

We provide advice on the full range of corporate recovery and restructuring assignments to banks, factors and discounters and other financial institutions, and we advise our clients in relation to:

domestic and cross-border insolvencies involving Irish companies
security reviews and enforcement actions
out of court rescheduling and debt restructurings
both insolvent and solvent court restructurings and schemes of arrangement
asset and debt recovery in Ireland and internationally
work outs and rescues
bankruptcy and voluntary schemes of arrangement
practical, commercial, legal support to boards of company directors faced with financial difficulty to try and ensure that they comply with their duties

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

Matheson is a premier law firm renowned for providing high-quality advice and vast experience in complex Irish and multi-jurisdictional distressed mandates. The impressive team boasts strong relationships with many leading banks and insolvency practitioners, working on a range of top-end contentious and non-contentious matters, such as examinerships, liquidations and receiverships. The law firm is also well placed to assist distressed companies with corporate restructuring.

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Work Highlights

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Matheson advised the examiner of the Silverpail Group, including on the formulation of proposals for a scheme of arrangement to ensure the future survival of the companies.

Strengths

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"They are very responsive and commercial."

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
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"The partner I am dealing with is very experienced in litigation matters generally and is very proactive in dealing with issues as they arise."

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
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"They are very responsive and commercial."

Restructuring/Insolvency respondent
Europe

"The partner I am dealing with is very experienced in litigation matters generally and is very proactive in dealing with issues as they arise."

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Notable Practitioners

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Brendan Colgan

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Brendan Colgan is a highly admired practitioner with experience acting for liquidators and examiners in a wide range of domestic and cross-border proceedings, including bankruptcy and enforcement proceedings.

"Brendan is an exceptional solicitor."

"He is extremely good - very competent and well respected."

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