The ‘pragmatic, commercial and impressive’ insolvency and restructuring practice at Carson McDowell continues to act for major banks and insolvency practitioners. Practice head Gary Adair joined from Wilson Nesbitt in December 2024 and heads up the team alongside Darren Toombs. Adair has a track record in advising on the enforcement of mortgages and guarantees and secured recovery actions. Co-head Toombs is an ’expert in complex contentious insolvency’, and routinely supports insolvency practitioners in litigation matters.
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‘Carson McDowell operates a partner-led service, and the partners are some of the most well-recognised and respected names in the industry. The firm is innovative and looks to make use of technology to deliver maximum efficiency in the process and ensure clients are kept fully updated on matters' progress.’
‘Partners Gary Adair and Darren Toombs are two of the most respected and well-known names in the industry. In addition to their exceptional legal knowledge, they are also approachable and commercially minded and make a point of explaining complex legal matters in a language that clients can easily understand.’
‘Commercial, pragmatic and committed.’
‘We instructed Darren Toombs on a very complex and contentious insolvency and have continued to use them as our "go-to" Northern Irish agents of choice. They were responsive, creative and treated our clients as if they were their own. Pragmatic, commercial and impressive; I would particularly comment on Darren Toombs as he is undoubtedly an expert in complex contentious insolvency.’
‘Darren Toombs is undoubtedly an expert in contentious insolvency, but he is very collaborative, creative, persistent and has a very client-focused way of dealing with matters.’
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- Crowe Ireland
- Grant Thornton Belfast
- Lloyds Banking Group
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Darren Toombs; Gary Adair