A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Solicitor

Chris Coulter is a Solicitor specialising in Restructuring & Insolvency in A&L Goodbody’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team. Chris is mainly involved in resolving complex, high-value / high-profile insolvencies, bankruptcies and restructurings, in both the contentious and non-contentious sphere. One of Chris’ key strengths is his ability to understand and distil the intersection between insolvency law and specialist sector specific regulation, be it financial services regulation or public law requirements (examples include the FCA Handbook, aviation law and energy-sector legislation). Chris distils complex advice into readily accessible and practical commercial solutions. Chris has extensive experience acting for banks, insolvency practitioners, financial services providers, funds, creditors and directors in relation to business recovery and financial services related matters in Northern Ireland. Chris regularly prosecutes and defends financial services and insolvency related litigation at the Commercial Court and Chancery Court in Northern Ireland.

Experience Advising

The Administrators of the Wiggle / Chain Reaction Group. The Administrators of Wrightbus Limited. Provided advice concerning enforcement of security following the Administration of Flybe. Advised on the restructuring of the Hanes Group (Champion Sportswear). The Board of Directors of a public body on their duties when faced with funding shortfalls.

Chris is a member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals and Law Society of Northern Ireland.

IPLS, Queen’s University Belfast LLM, Harvard Law School MA, University of Cambridge