Michael Neill > A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP‘s team covers a multitude of specialist areas, and is regularly active in high-stakes commercial litigation for major domestic and international clients. The group also has experience in alternative dispute resolution, with a record of achieving out-of-court settlements. The group is co-led by Micaela Diver and Sam Corbett. Diver has a particular strength in the energy, utilities, health, transport and construction sectors, while Corbett is noted for his financial and insolvency litigation practice. Former department head Brendan Fox remains active in the team, and has a focus on construction disputes. Also key are Belfast office head Michael Neill, and IP specialist Ciaran O’Shiel. At the associate level, Ciaran McCorry and Ronan Marlow are names to note.

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP fields a ‘commercial, practical, responsive and flexible’ team with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious insolvencies. The group has experience in complex and high-stakes matters, including those with multijurisdictional elements. Team lead Sam Corbett specialises in insolvency and restructuring work, and financial services litigation. Former co-lead and Belfast office head Michael Neill remains a core team member, and covers all aspects of corporate restructuring and business recovery work. Senior associate Ross Kane, whose practice includes advising on security enforcement and restructuring transactions, has over 16 years’ experience in the practice area. Other prominent names include senior associate Tanya Surgeon and associate Dean Barr.