Mr Robin McDonnell > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Robin McDonnell
Work Department
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Position
Robin is head of the Dublin Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team at Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm. He specialises in insolvency and corporate recovery / restructuring, and has acted in a wide range of compulsory and voluntary liquidations, examinerships, receiverships, schemes of arrangement and bankruptcies. Robin acts for insolvency and restructuring practitioners and advises distressed companies, company directors, shareholders and creditors of distressed companies. He has extensive experience in acting for NAMA, both domestic and international financial institutions and private equity funds in banking litigation and enforcement matters. Robin also has particular expertise in the restriction and disqualification of company directors.
Career
Robin joined the Maples Group in 2010. He was previously with a large Irish corporate law firm. Robin is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in international legal publications with IFLR1000 recently describing him as “Experienced, high quality and professional” as well as “a diligent and technically competent lawyer who is very client-centric in his approach.” Chambers Europe also praised Robin for being “Commercial, technically strong and good to deal with”. He is also listed as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500’s 2019 guide.
Memberships
Law Society of Ireland
Dublin Solicitor’s Bar Association
Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
Insol Europe
Insolvency Lawyers’ Association
Education
University College Dublin, Ireland, BCL (International)
Law Society of Ireland, Ireland, Diploma in Commercial Law
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Insolvency and corporate restructuring
Maples Group has an established insolvency and corporate restructuring practice, best known for contentious matters and for its representation of insolvency practitioners in big-ticket liquidations, examinerships and receiverships. The Dublin team has a fine record in both domestic and cross-border matters and is also noted for advising private equity funds on acquiring portfolios of distressed loans. ‘Commercially savvy and technically strong’ Robin McDonnell heads the dispute resolution and insolvency team. ‘Standout performer’ Karole Cuddihy provides further senior-level support.
Ireland > Dispute resolution
Maples Group fields a large team of dispute resolution specialists that cover a wide-range of cases. Over the research period, the firm has demonstrated its versatility and high-level expertise in financial services and banking disputes, real estate cases, professional liability, judicial review and infrastructure-related arbitration. The firm handles some of the largest cases in the financial services segment and is seeing further growth in commercial property disputes. Public administrative law is another forte. Brian Clarke is rated for commercial disputes and regulatory investigations, while Alan O’Sullivan is noted for banking and insolvency cases. Karole Cuddihy and Eugene McCormick are also senior members of the team. Robin McDonnell heads the dispute resolution and insolvency teams.