Stuart Mansfield > Arthur Cox Belfast > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

The Arthur Cox Belfast banking and finance team has a strong focus on the corporate banking market, often advising domestic and foreign retail banks, investment funds, and private equity firms on a wide range of financial matters. Stuart Mansfield leads the practice. Mansfield has deep experience in acting as administrative agent for foreign banks on the Northern Irish legal aspects of US bankruptcy proceedings. Colm McElroy often acts as local counsel for international clients on acquisition and financing transactions, while Sarah Thompson is a financial services regulatory specialist. At the associate level, David Rogan regularly provides support on acquisition finance, construction finance, and general corporate finance.

The Arthur Cox Belfast restructuring and insolvency practice acts as a key contact of various Big Four accountancy firms and insolvency practitioners. Stuart Mansfield heads the team, and has been advising Barclays Bank in relation to the Northern Irish aspects of Cineworld Group’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the US. Colm McElroy, a key contact for the firm’s Big Four accountancy clients, provides a broad range of services, including enforcement work, administration appointments, receivership appointments, and restructurings.