Maples Group maintains a strong position in the market for large insolvency and corporate restructuring matters. The team deals with a variety of contentious and non-contentious mandates, spanning capital and corporate restructurings, rehabilitations, distressed investments, and insolvency proceedings. Practice strengths include advising private equity firms on loan portfolio acquisitions and acting for insolvency practitioners in major liquidations, examinerships and receiverships. Robin McDonnell leads the dispute resolution and insolvency offering, with Karole Cuddihy playing a key role in the group.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent understanding of the key issues associated with and affecting different industries and great collaboration across other areas of the Maples Group, for example regulated funds, capital markets and aviation.’
- ‘Robin McDonnell's excellent interpersonal skills, calm demeanour and effective communication style sets him apart from his peers.'
- ‘Robin McDonnell leads the practice and had a long track record of restructuring and insolvency work and is a great strategic adviser with excellent knowledge of the law.’
- ‘Maples have been very strong and solid in the past on a few very high-profile cases where the advice was key, given the counterparties involved and media coverage that was likely.’
Key clients
- Official Committee of Opioid Claimants of Endo International plc
- Pepper Asset Servicing
- Allied Irish Banks, plc
Work highlights
Acting for the joint official liquidators of Spencer Dock Development Company Limited and other companies in liquidation that formed part of the Treasury Holdings group, which are defendants in complex construction defect litigation in the High Court, involving 600 approx. parties, in which the damages claim is approx. €60m.
Acting as special foreign counsel for the Official Committee of Opioid Claimants of Endo International plc (OCC) in respect of a large debt restructuring, which involved Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings in the US, and acting as Irish counsel to the OCC in respect of a scheme of arrangement in Ireland which formed part of the overall restructuring of Endo's liabilities.
Acting for the liquidator of Enterprise Insurance Company in relation to the Irish aspects of the liquidation.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Robin McDonnell
Other key lawyers
Karole Cuddihy