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Michael Lynch
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Michael is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, based in the London office. A pragmatic lawyer, Michael is an insolvency litigation specialist acting for parties subject to complex and high-value disputes within the distressed/insolvency arena, often with a cross-border element.
Michael has acted for corporates, shareholders, insolvency practitioners, directors, and individuals across a broad range of complex insolvency-related issues and disputes.
Having previously worked in the Restructuring team at a major clearing bank, Michael also brings real commercial insight into distressed/insolvency positions from a lender perspective, providing a multi-faceted understanding of business failure from across the distressed spectrum.
Clients appreciate Michael’s tough and no-nonsense approach, tackling difficult problems with a calm and pragmatic logic to achieve a resolution.
Michael qualified as a solicitor in 2009.
Work highlights:
Successfully advising lender in relation to Isle of Man proceedings brought against the appointed Receivers by the company. Led strategy in successful strike-out/summary judgment application and defended resulting appeal.
Led case defending a corporate against a without notice provisional liquidation application commenced by HMRC through to an expedited hearing.
Led particularly complex case defending a multi-million-pound misfeasance claim against two high-net worth individuals.
Acted for creditor of high-net-worth individual who sought individual voluntary arrangement. Successfully challenged on grounds of a material irregularity vis-à-vis the appointment. Subsequently defended appeal.