Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | Europe
Ireland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 1
Band 2
Barry Cahir Beauchamps LLP34 Years Ranked- Gareth Steen Dentons14 Years Ranked
Gavin Simons AMOSS LLP30 Years Ranked
Gavin Smith DLA Piper30 Years Ranked
Judith Riordan Mason Hayes & Curran LLP18 Years Ranked
Lisa Smyth McCann FitzGerald LLP22 Years Ranked
Mark Traynor A&L Goodbody32 Years Ranked
Robin McDonnell Maples Group22 Years Ranked
Ruairi Rynn William Fry LLP14 Years Ranked
Band 3
Ashling Walsh RDJ LLP6 Years Ranked
Craig Sowman Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP10 Years Ranked
Doug Smith Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP28 Years Ranked
Jamie Ensor Dillon Eustace24 Years Ranked
Jeremy Erwin Hayes solicitors LLP4 Years Ranked
John Fitzgerald ByrneWallace LLP22 Years Ranked
Julie Murphy-O'Connor Matheson LLP24 Years Ranked- Kevin Gahan Matheson LLP12 Years Ranked
Marsha Coghlan A&L Goodbody22 Years Ranked
Maurice Phelan Mason Hayes & Curran LLP26 Years Ranked
Norman Fitzgerald Eversheds Sutherland36 Years Ranked- Norman Fitzgerald Eversheds Sutherland36 Years Ranked
- Mark HomanBHSM LLP
- Mark WoodcockFieldfisher Ireland LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&L GoodbodyRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedA&L Goodbody offers a market-leading practice that offers substantial depth of expertise and resources. The outstanding team ably handles major liquidation, debt restructuring, administration and examinership cases. The law firm further assists with enforcement proceedings, as well as insolvency-related litigation. The department works in conjunction with the firm's first-class banking and finance, real estate and corporate practices.
1 Arthur CoxRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedArthur 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 law 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.
1 Mason Hayes & Curran LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedMason Hayes & Curran has a large team that regularly acts for debtors, creditors, liquidators and receivers. The law firm's areas of expertise include examinership cases and disputes relating to the appointment of receivers. The team also has experience in liquidation mandates and the winding down of operations, as well as boasting additional knowledge in enforcement proceedings.
1 Matheson LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedMatheson 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.
1 McCann FitzGerald LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedMcCann FitzGerald has a highly respected team which offers extensive experience and technical knowledge in restructuring and insolvency cases. The law firm advises domestic and multinational creditors as well as debtors and their subsidiaries. McCann FitzGerald additionally represents examiners, administrators and receivers in a variety of mandates, including litigation and enforcement proceedings.1 William Fry LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedWilliam Fry houses a highly respected team which offers extensive experience and technical knowledge in restructuring and insolvency cases. The law 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.
Band 2
2 AMOSS LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedAMOSS LLP is a respected specialist insolvency and corporate restructuring outfit. The practice advises a range of clients on examinership, schemes of arrangement and other forms of corporate recovery. The law firm also assists clients with contentious issues. The team acts for insolvency practitioners as well as shareholders and company directors.
2 Maples GroupRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 24 Years RankedMaples Group has a strong team that often handles liquidation and enforcement matters for banks, financial services entities and insolvency practitioners, covering contentious and advisory issues. The firm also acts for debtors on examinership and administration mandates.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 26 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard is a solid team with focused knowledge spanning examinerships, receiverships, voluntary liquidations and other insolvency cases. The law firm has a strong track record of acting for major insolvency practitioners, assisting receivers, liquidators, examiners and trustees.
3 Beauchamps LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedBeauchamps is an established law firm handling a range of restructuring and insolvency mandates. The team assists with examinership processes as well as restructurings and liquidations. The practice's clientele comes from sectors including aviation, retail and real estate.
3 ByrneWallace LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedByrneWallace houses a well-regarded practice noted for its capabilities in restructuring and insolvency matters. The law firm represents official liquidators and receivers as well as creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and insolvency-related litigation. The team also assists with examinership.
3 DentonsRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedDentons fields a notable restructuring practice that often advises insolvency practitioners on examinership, liquidation and receivership in mandates. The team assists clients in sectors such as retail and finance.
3 Dillon EustaceRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedDillon Eustace acts for insolvency practitioners on examinership, receivership and liquidation mandates. The law firm also handles enforcement proceedings and bankruptcy-related litigation on behalf of banks and financial services clients. The team advises on domestic and cross-border insolvency matters.
3 Eversheds SutherlandRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 26 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland offers a sought-after group that works closely with the firm's banking and litigation departments to provide an extensive legal service. The law firm frequently acts for domestic and international banks, as well as a range of insolvency practitioners. The team possesses expertise in restructuring, examinership and receivership. The law firm also handles cases relating to the appointment of receivers and liquidators and the enforcement of loans and securities.
3 Eversheds SutherlandRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 26 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland offers a sought-after group that works closely with the firm's banking and litigation departments to provide an extensive legal service. The law firm frequently acts for domestic and international banks, as well as a range of insolvency practitioners. The team possesses expertise in restructuring, examinership and receivership. The law firm also handles cases relating to the appointment of receivers and liquidators and the enforcement of loans and securities.
3 RDJ LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 26 Years RankedRDJ handles a wide range of restructuring and insolvency mandates, offering excellent regional coverage. The law firm is experienced in receivership and liquidation proceedings, including voluntary wind-ups. The practice also assists creditors with matters relating to schemes of arrangement.
3 WalkersRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedWalkers has a prominent bankruptcy and insolvency practice, with significant experience handling cross-border and multi-jurisdictional mandates. The law firm frequently acts for liquidators. It also represents debtors and creditors in restructuring processes and scheme of arrangement matters.