About

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Our market leading Restructuring & Insolvency group provides expert advice on all aspects of complex domestic and international restructuring and insolvency mandates and other special situations.

Our team have been lead advisors in the most high profile and complex international restructurings and insolvency mandates in Ireland in recent years including GTLK Europe, Nordic Aviation Capital, Norwegian Air Group, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Weatherford International, Skillsoft Group, Ballantyne Re and Endo Pharmaceuticals. We are consistently ranked as a top tier practice for Restructuring and Insolvency in all the major legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR and the Global Restructuring Review.

We advise the leading Irish and international insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, sponsors, private equity, bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees (including ad hoc committees), directors, shareholders and other stakeholders in all aspects of distressed business situations.

We also regularly collaborate with other specialist teams and sector experts at William Fry to deliver comprehensive commercial and innovative solutions to our clients across a wide variety of sectors.

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

William Fry houses a highly respected team that offers extensive experience and technical knowledge in restructuring and insolvency cases. The firm advises domestic and multinational creditors as well as debtors and their subsidiaries. The leading team is also knowledgeable in solvent liquidations. William Fry additionally represents examiners, administrators and receivers in a variety of mandates, including litigation and enforcement proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • William Fry advised Hamilton Beach as investor into HealthBeacon to secure its successful exit from examinership.

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Notable Practitioners

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Fergus Doorly
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Fergus Doorly
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Fergus Doorly frequently acts on restructuring processes, often representing debtors and insolvency practitioners.

He has the highest level of experience in his field. His approach to work is outstanding and makes you feel part of the team.

Ruairi Rynn
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Ruairi Rynn
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Ruairi Rynn is noted for his work on liquidation processes, examinership proceedings and schemes of arrangement.

Ruairi is technically amazing and provides solutions based on his many years of experience. He provides support at all levels and brings the clients along.

Rauiri is very good to work with and takes a common sense approach, which is clearly underpinned by very good technical knowledge.

Barbara Galvin
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Barbara Galvin
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Barbara Galvin is a notable restructuring and insolvency partner with experience advising bondholders and other creditors on wind-up petitions and in Chapter 11 proceedings, as we as advising administrators and liquidators.

Barbara is very driven in her field and provides very practical solutions. She has a vast amount of experience and can see solutions from various angles.

Barbara is great to work with: technically strong and always seems to take a practical approach to our dealings

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Fergus Doorly
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Fergus Doorly
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Ruairi Rynn
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Ruairi Rynn
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Band 2
Barbara Galvin
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Barbara Galvin
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Band 3

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