Mr Alan O'Sullivan > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Maples Group Offices
75 ST STEPHEN'S GREEN
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Mr Alan O'Sullivan
Work Department
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Position
Alan is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. Alan specialises in banking litigation, lender enforcement (particularly receivership), insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes and commercial property matters. Alan acts for financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, private equity funds, bondholders, wealth management firms and property holding companies. Alan has extensive experience in litigating matters in the Irish Superior Courts particularly the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. Alan also specialises in alternative dispute resolution including in particular mediation and arbitration.
Career
Alan joined the Maples Group as a partner in 2018. Prior to that Alan worked for large commercial law firms in Dublin and London. Alan also previously worked as inhouse counsel from 2010 to 2013 and during that time was Head of Litigation of the IBRC Group.
Alan has been recommended for Dispute Resolution in both Chambers Europe and Chambers Global. In the 2019 edition of Chambers Europe, Alan was described by clients as being “very commercial, proactive and responsive”. Another client attested that “he sees all the detail and provides it. He took the upfront time and made the matter easier to resolve”. He was also praised in the 2019 guide by a client who said they were “very impressed with his approach to date”. Alan is also listed as a recommened lawyer in The Legal 500’s 2019 guide.
Memberships
Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Education
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB), Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, 2007
University College Dublin, LLM (Commercial), 1999
University College Dublin, BCL, 1998
Lawyer Rankings
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.