Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | UK
Northern Ireland
Rankings overview for Departments
Darren Toombs Carson McDowell11 Years Ranked
Jeanette Donohoe Cleaver Fulton Rankin18 Years Ranked
Toby McMurray Tughans19 Years Ranked- Kieran McGarrigleMcGarrigle Legal
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&L GoodbodyRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedA&L Goodbody has a leading team with a superb grip on the insolvency market in Northern Ireland, renowned for its impressive track record of advising household-name corporates and accountancy firms on both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm demonstrates impressive skills in areas such as administrations, restructurings and company voluntary arrangements, including proposals seeking the outright termination of commercial property leases. It offers expertise in the retail, hospitality and maritime sectors.
Band 2
2 Cleaver Fulton RankinRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedCleaver Fulton Rankin advises local and national banking groups, companies and insolvency practitioners on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. The team offers expertise in areas such as administrations, debt recovery proceedings, CVAs and property sales. The firm is further equipped to handle insolvency matters involving assets located abroad.
2 TughansRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedTughans advises corporate clients and wider borrowers on a full range of restructuring and insolvency matters, alongside additional roles acting for insolvency practitioners. The firm's areas of noted expertise include high-value restructurings, schemes of arrangement and asset recovery litigation. The team routinely advises on the issue of proceedings in the High Court. It is well equipped to assist creditors with the enforcement of securities.
Band 3
3 Carson McDowellRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedCarson McDowell is well regarded in the insolvency and restructuring market, advising a broad range of stakeholders including creditors, insolvency practitioners, directors and corporate debtors. The firm frequently acts as local counsel to leading English-based firms and is able to draw on the strength of its wider practice, including expertise in commercial litigation, banking and finance, and corporate/M&A.
3 Davidson McDonnellRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedDavidson McDonnell has a well-regarded restructuring and insolvency team able to handle both corporate and personal insolvency matters with ease. The firm is regularly instructed to provide advice on the appointment of administrators and their related duties, the sale and purchase of distressed businesses including pre-pack administration transactions and recovery processes, among numerous other matters.
3 Mills SeligRestructuring/Insolvency2026 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedMills Selig advises insolvency practitioners and businesses on the full range of matters including voluntary arrangements, winding-up petitions and bankruptcies, alongside roles advising on personal insolvency work. The firm offers additional experience in dealing with non-contentious insolvency cases involving pre-pack sales and debt restructurings.