Lucy McCann > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Brodies LLP Offices

Brodies LLP
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
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Lucy McCann

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0131 656 3771 [email protected]

Work Department

Restructuring & Advisory; Litigation;

Position

Lucy advises on all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency and obtained her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency in 2011. She acts on behalf of a wide range of clients, including lenders, insolvency professionals, commercial creditors, directors and individuals. Lucy is frequently called upon to advise on asset recovery, challenges of pre-insolvency transactions, directors’ misfeasance and a wide range of technical insolvency issues.

She has acted for financial institutions in relation to high profile and high value misrepresentation and contractual disputes. She has extensive experience of acting for clients in both the Court of Session and sheriff courts. Lucy also has experience of acting on behalf of directors faced with disqualification action, including negotiation of disqualification undertakings and applying to Court on behalf of directors for permission to act as a director while disqualified.

Lucy’s practice areas include:

  • Personal insolvency
  • Corporate insolvency
  • Director disqualification
  • Commercial and corporate litigation

Career

Qualified in 2008 and have specialised in contentious restructuring & advisory work throughout my career.

Moved through the ranks from solicitor to senior solicitor, being promoted to associate in 2014 and senior associate in 2018,  promoted to partner in May 2019.

A committee member of the Edinburgh Insolvency Discussion Group (the “EIDG”) and holds the CPI (Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency) qualification.  Regularly speaks and provides training on insolvency-related topics, including providing training for the JIEB (Joint Insolvency Examination Board) exam, providing the legal updates to the EIDG and IPA Conference. Lucy is part of the Terralex Restructure & Insolvency Group.

Languages

English

Memberships

R3

Education

The Edinburgh Law School; Edinburgh University 2001 – 2006

Diploma in Legal Practice (2006)

LLB (Hons) Law 2:1 (2005)

LLB (Hons), Sip LP

Leisure

Lucy is a keen cook.  In her spare time she also enjoys to run and ski.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

(Leading partners)

Lucy McCann – Brodies LLP

The ‘multi-faceted team‘ at Brodies LLP  is ‘vastly experienced in larger and more complex restructuring and insolvency assignments, both locally in the Scottish market and cross-border’. The firm is acting on varied restructurings across all levels, and has witnessed an increased stream of complex personal insolvency mandates from a swathe of high-net-worth individuals. Team lead Lucy McCann is lauded as ‘one of the best insolvency lawyers in Scotland’ and is well equipped to act on both corporate and personal insolvency matters, as well as contentious proceedings. Fellow team lead Peter Kelly chiefly focuses on restructurings and works with a national portfolio of entities, while Elaine Petterson is recognised for her work in the real estate space, often overseeing the acquisition and disposal of non-performing loan portfolios. Shirley Li-Ting excels at cross-border restructurings, and Louise Laing handles corporate recovery matters, while Jamie Nellany is active in the aviation, insurance, and energy sectors. Jennifer Guy is also recommended, and Nicky-Ray Watson, who joined from Harper Macleod LLP in November 2023, acts for high net-worth clients.

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