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Allana Sweeney

UK 2026

Burness Paull

Ranked in 1 practice area

Restructuring/Insolvency

Scotland

6 years ranked

About

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Career

Allana is a partner in the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice and is a specialist in insolvency law accredited with the Law Society of Scotland.

She has over 10 years of experience specialising in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency and restructuring and recovery work including: debt restructurings, pre-pack administrations, advising boards of distressed entities, security enforcement and enhancement, standstill and settlement arrangements, insolvent business and asset sales / acquisitions, contentious IP appointments and jurisdictional issues.

Recent assignments have covered a number of sectors including bio power / energy, hospitality and leisure, retail, shipbuilding, real estate and professional firms.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Restructuring/Insolvency - Scotland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Allana Sweeney handles a range of insolvency work on behalf of financial institutions and insolvency practitioners, both domestically and internationally. She is active in the finance, energy and retail sectors.

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Strengths

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Clients really like Allana. She is in the detail, responsive, user-friendly and provides concise and clear advice. She is a strong all-rounder and easy to work with.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Allana is fantastic.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
I really enjoy working with Allana. She's very adept at simplifying the complex. She clearly identifies risks and suggests sensible, pragmatic approaches that balance risk with our objectives.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession