‘The team are accessible, knowledgeable and solution providers.’

‘In addition to the comments made above, I have found Brian O’Malley to be both courteous and decisive.’

‘Mark Traynor is exceptional; very responsive, diligent and efficient. His advice is always pragmatic and commercially focused.’

‘Strong bench, deep experience, practical advice, user friendly.’

‘The Arthur Cox Restructuring team integrated seamlessly into the wider team so that we could provide cohesive cross-border advice to the client.’

‘William Day has an exceptional amount of experience on Irish insolvency/restructuring matters and the firm brings significant depth in staffing and experience.’

‘William Day is the top of his field. He is hands on and user friendly.’

‘Willie Day and John Donald are best in class in the Irish market. Bags of experience – you know they won’t let you down.’

‘John Donald – exceptional work ethic, client focus and expertise.’

‘Willie Day – A leading practitioner with a wealth of experience. John Donald – A great advocate with experience on large complex restructurings. Frances Flynn – Rising star and really good to work with’

‘Willie Day and Frances Flynn are very easy to work with: responsive, astute and reliable.’

‘It goes without saying that they have the technical knowledge, which is first rate, but their most important quality is the ability to balance that with prompt and committed delivery which balances the law with the needs of the clients. They do not deliver the easy answer and that is attractive because at the end of the day it can lead any client and especially an IP into deep problems.’

‘Maurice Phelan is particularly impressive and I would describe him as very able, commercially sensitive with clients and gets to the point.’

‘Judith Riordan – her technical knowledge of insolvency and banking enforcement is second to none.  She is the one you want on your side in a tough case.’

‘I’ve found Judith Riordan’s understanding and grasp of Company law to be excellent and, genuinely way ahead of other insolvency/dispute resolution lawyers.’

‘Frank Flanagan is a great lawyer. He is clever with a detailed knowledge of the law but he is also a creative thinker and a problem solver.’  

‘Frank Flanagan has a unique way of tackling problems.  I really like Frank’s approach which differs from the run-of-mill standard advice.’

‘Very experienced and professional firm. Provide practical solutions to complex matters. Very reassuring considering the pressurised industry we work in. Always feel in safe hands. Have engaged Matheson on numerous insolvency assignments and will continue to do so.’

‘The Matheson team has very strong commercial acumen, deep legal expertise and a continuity of key people that Tony O’Grady ensures consistently high standards.’

‘Tony O’ Grady and Kevin Gahan. Very experienced and professional. Provide practical solutions to complex matters. Very reassuring considering the pressurised industry we work in. Always feel in safe hands. A pleasure to work with both of them.’

‘Tony O’Grady is a recognised leader in the insolvency / work out field. Brendan Colgan brings commerciality and excellent responsiveness to every engagement.’

‘I have found Brendan Colgan to be a best in class partner in the space and balances achieving commercial objectives with protecting his clients downside perfectly. Brendan has a deep knowledge of all areas of law outside his insolvency and restructuring expertise which is a significant asset to his clients.’

‘Both Julie Murphy O’Connor and Karen Reynolds are exceptional. They are both so responsive and efficient. I am very impressed with their commerciality and work product. Their whole team are also very easy to deal with.’

‘Julie Murphy O’Connor always provides excellent advice in what tend to be very difficult and tricky restructuring and insolvency cases.’

‘Kevin Gahan builds a very strong rapport with our team here and is always available to assist with queries and provide advice on tricky situations.’

‘Breadth and depth of expertise across not just corporate restructuring but other departments. The ability to bring in those other departments where projects/issues span multiple areas of expertise – Commercial, user friendly, responsive, dedicated and practical. Ability to understand business, industry and the situational context in a very compressed, time pressured environment is impressive and was fundamental to the level of support they provided.’

‘Agile, commercial and insightful. Succinct client updates and keen understanding of client’s instructions/needs.’

‘Lisa Smyth and Michael Murphy are committed, commercial, practical, supportive and clearly experts in their fields – Their expertise and experience in corporate restructuring is almost taken as a given but their ability and willingness to understand the business, industry, the context and as a result provide practical, tactical advice is what what makes the difference. Equally dedicated and committed to securing a positive outcome for our business as we were which was both reassuring and a key reason we achieved the outcome we did.’

‘Lisa Smyth is commercially focused with keen attention to client’s needs. David O’Dea is approachable and offers practical and sound advice.’

‘Lisa Smyth – Lisa is a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer in the Irish market. Lisa has a deep understanding of the law but always seeks to understand the problem at hand and the client’s views before providing her valued advice.’

‘Key Partner – Lisa Smyth – demonstrated keen awareness and expertise of relevant legal issues to be managed by client. Right sizing of team – only involved partner level when required for key legal advices/discussions and presentations and otherwise entrusted to colleagues on team, making it more cost effective for clients. Expert advices delivered in clear manner. Key associate – David O’Dea, since promoted to partner. David was our key contact for the project and was excellent to work with – available, thoughtful and considered advice, collaborative, personable.’

‘Michael Murphy and Lisa Smyth work very well together, and when appropriate, they also bring dedicated subject matter experts from other parts of the practice to help advise on complex situations.’

‘Michael Murphy – Michael is an excellent insolvency and restructuring lawyer, who brings a calming presence to what can be very fraught situations during an insolvency case. Michael has a wealth of experience but also brings a very commercial approach to all situations. Michael is now one of the leading go to insolvency lawyers in the market.’

‘Very experienced and professional firm. Provide practical solutions to complex matters. Very reassuring considering the pressurised industry we work in. Always feel in safe hands. Have engaged William Fry on numerous insolvency assignments and will continue to do so.’

‘A very strong insolvency scheme with good strength and depth. Ability to involve other practice areas across the firm.’

‘Fergus Doorly is a market leader in the provision of Insolvency and Restructuring legal advice. He is strongly supported by Ruairi Rynn and Craig Sowman. A very strong team.’

‘Fergus Doorly – A very experienced, calm and knowledgeable insolvency solicitor.’

‘Craig Sowman, Ruari Rynn, Rebecca Martyn and Fergus Doorly. Very experienced and professional. Provide practical solutions to complex matters. Very reassuring considering the pressurised industry we work in. Always feel in safe hands. A pleasure to work with each of them.’

‘We have worked closely with Fergus Doorly, Ruairi Rynn and Craig Sowman who are all very experienced, knowledgeable and good to work with.’

‘Craig Sowman – An excellent insolvency solicitor with good sectoral experience.’

‘Ruairi Rynn – A very able insolvency solicitor.’

‘Open collaboration with teams, educational event, very engaging teams, solid professional advice, engagement with many partners across a number of specialties.’

‘Strong legal knowledge, very proactive in engagement, lost of client engagement events.’

‘Brings together all of the key components that an IP needs in his or her legal team. By the nature of our work an IP will have a high level of knowledge of core Insolvency law and that is enhanced in dealing with the key Insolvency team in the firm. The critical requirement is that the contact also has a broad knowledge of the legal matters which potentially impact on Insolvency such as IP, Employment, Banking Law, Contract and Environmental such that they do not instantly seek to bring in the “in-house” expert which can be tiresome but that they will do so when it is in the interest of the client to do so. This is a key requirement for me in selecting any firm.’

‘The key attribute is availability to take a call on the run and give some reassurance as to the approach that needs to be taken. If that means move on or stop and do a deep analysis, so be it.’

‘Doug Smith was extremely approachable and knowledgeable of the matters we were considering together for the common client.’

‘Doug Smith – Approachable, practical and commercial with a wealth of experience to draw on. A very knowledgeable insolvency solicitor.’

‘The team at Beauchamps provide very strong practical advice on difficult restructuring engagements. When appropriate, Barry brings in resources from the rest of the firm who in my experience have always added value to the cases at hand.’

‘The service provided is highly professional and they provide a dedicated resource that is very knowledgeable and committed to the responsibilities of the role.’

‘Barry Cahir and Simon Murphy – Providers of practical, pragmatic legal advice.’

‘Barry Cahir – Barry is an excellent insolvency and restructuring lawyer who brings a highly collaborative approach to any engagement. Barry uses his deep understanding of law and precedent to provide highly valued advice in tricky and difficult situations.’

‘Simon Murphy – Simon is an excellent young lawyer, very responsive and follows up on matters to ensure the case progresses.’

‘I’ve worked closely with Cliodhna Walsh for five years and have always found her to be highly knowledgeable and dedicated to the cases under her management. Cliodhna is a fantastic resource and is always available to provide advice and support whenever required.’

‘Sound experience. Capable and friendly team.’

‘Proactive, pragmatic and practical.’

‘Availability to discuss issues is extremely good. Turnaround time equally so. Great breath of experience and knowledge.’

‘John Fitzgerald has very strong experience in the field of insolvency/restructuring. He is looking for practical solutions. Responsive and very easy to communicate with.’

‘John Fitzgerald is readily available, responds quickly and provides clear advice.’

‘John Fitzgerald is an outstanding partner for the firm. John has an excellent understanding of the law and this coupled with his excellent commercial acumen ensured that we had a thorough understanding for our complex matters and how these would progress. Various scenarios setting out risk etc greatly enhanced our decision making.’

‘I have also worked closely with John Fitzgerald, Sean Neville and the insolvency team on various transactions. They are proven experts in their area and have also provided high levels of service.’

‘John Fitzgerald, Partner – calm unruffled during engagement and when providing advices. Sean Neville, Senior Associate- Knowledgeable, personable.’

‘Very experienced and professional firm. Provide practical solutions to complex matters. Very reassuring considering the pressurised industry we work in. Always feel in safe hands. Have engaged Dillon Eustace on insolvency assignments and will continue to do so.’

‘Very responsive so you know they are looking at the matter in question and very often they will know the answer on the hoof. A particular strength is the ability to back-up their instinct with references to legislation.’

‘Jamie Ensor is a very shrewd operator, exceptionally knowledgeable and his command of legislation is particularly impressive. Submissions drafted by him regularly come back from counsel (including senior counsel) without amendment.’

‘Jamie Ensor is an experienced, pragmatic and assured operator. His reputation as being top of his game is deserved. Apart from being a very strong technical lawyer, I have always found him to be much more accessible than some of his competitors. He has always been polite and unflappable.’

‘Jamie Ensor is an experienced insolvency litigator, and has acted on some of the major examinerships. He is highly responsive and provides sound advice.’

‘We value DE very highly. In my view, their key strengths lie in their experience in insolvency centered around Jamie Ensor (Partner). This experience lends itself to a pragmatic and calm approach being taken to difficult issues. DE are very approachable and ideal to work with.’

‘Jamie Ensor is our main point of contact. He is commercially minded and pragmatic. I would rate him very highly, both in terms of the quality of his advice and approachability.’

‘Shane Harron has been running some impressive instructions on his own and would be one to watch in the future.’

‘Clarity of communication, advice was practical and focused.’

‘They have proven to be very receptive and pro-active on cases that I have worked with them on. I have found that they are good strategists and problem solvers.’

‘They are an excellent partner and are prepared to go the extra mile to ensure the deal gets done.’

‘The team bring a commercial edge to all of our dealings and are strategic in how they approach our dealings.’

‘Excellent service, quality team, very commercial approach, ability to deal with very complex insolvency and corporate assignments.’

‘Norman Fitzgerald and Neil O’Mahony are my main Partner contacts in this firm within this field. They are highly experienced and commercial people.’

‘Norman Fitzgerald is a well respected expert in the area of Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to clients.’

‘The team is commercial, pragmatic, responsive and innovative in seeing through complex problems and finding solutions.’

‘Ashling Walsh is in a class of her own. She is focused, technically very capable and is adept at managing client expectations.’

‘Excellent team, knowledge and professional service.’

‘Ashling Walsh – highly knowledgeable, practical and informed on subject area of expertise.’

‘A very modern and dynamic practice. I have dealt with 4 or 5 of the senior staff and have found them very knowledgeable and helpful.‘

‘Mark Homan as partner gives advice very much to the point of the matter at hand and will provide fee quotes in advance for workstreams which allows an insolvency practitioner to plan the outcome and cost benefit analysis of different strategies.‘

‘One of the key USPs for me with BHSM LLP is their accessibility and approachability. ‘

‘Mark Homan is the Partner on all of our cases and he is excellent to deal with. I have a good rapport with him both professionally and personally and he is very approachable. His advice is always commercially focused and tempered by caution when required. Sarah O’ Toole is the Senior Associate on our cases and she is highly diligent and very measured in her approach to everything she does.‘

‘They have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the sector and this expertise combined with an excellent level of client service makes BHSM LLP by far the best Firm that I have dealt with in terms of Insolvency and corporate restructuring services.‘

‘I work primarily with Mark Homan and Sarah O’Toole. Their client service is without peer; they have a detailed knowledge of all relevant subject matters and they are very practical and commercial in their approach. I would strongly recommend BHSM LLP to anyone seeking legal support in this sector.‘

‘The Dentons team has shown itself to be uniquely attuned to guiding foreign clients through Irish law and insolvency procedures in complex areas such as aircraft leasing/financing and technology. The team which has been assembled has first rate domestic experience and, through the firm and its wider international network, is highly effective at understanding the needs international clients as they face the challenges of the Irish insolvency scene.’ 

‘Client focus, thinking ahead, amazing service including late evenings.’

‘Gareth Steen injects genuine and real calm in the midst of what is often time pressured and his first class knowledge of the Irish process (together with a wide range of professional contacts and relationships in the legal insolvency sector) allow him to provide easily comprehensible advice that recognises and feeds into the commercial exigencies of foreign clients. Once strategic client decisions have been made, he is then well placed to execute this strategy.’

‘Gemma Freeman embodies the same ethos of work, and is a critical part of the detailed execution of client decided strategies.’

‘Gemma Freeman (industrious, gets it quickly), Gareth Steen (pragmatic, service leader).’

‘Hayes solicitors LLP and in particular its Insolvency and corporate restructuring practice have a highly experienced team with a wealth of insolvency knowledge. They consistently provide excellent commercial advice, concise recommendations based on strong legal rationale and are always very responsive.’

‘An excellent insolvency team – very responsive and knowledgeable. Proactive. Good commercial/technical advice.’

‘Jeremy Erwin – An excellent insolvency lawyer. Very responsive.’

‘Joe O’Malley – A very experienced and astute insolvency solicitor.’

‘We have worked very closely with Joe O’Malley and Michael Kelly on a recent complex and contentious case and found them to be very accessible, responsive and commercial in their approach.’

‘The team’s strengths are many – I felt they were knowledgeable and informative. They were always available to answer any queries. I felt very confident in their abilities at all times.’

‘Clarity of communication and empathy towards situation.’