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Michael Lynch
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Advising lenders, corporates, office-holders and individuals on all aspects of Restructuring and Insolvency, with a particular focus on resolving complex insolvency disputes.
Michael is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, based in the London office. A pragmatic lawyer, Michael is a Restructuring and Insolvency specialist acting for parties subject to complex and high-value disputes within the distressed/insolvency arena, often with a cross-border element.
Having previously worked in the Restructuring Team at a major clearing bank, Michael also brings real commercial insight into distressed/insolvency positions from a lender perspective, providing a multi-faceted understanding of business failure from across the distressed spectrum.
Michael has acted for corporates, shareholders, insolvency practitioners, directors, and individuals across a broad range of complex insolvency-related issues and disputes.
Michael works primarily in our London office but also collaborates closely with colleagues in our other locations.
Work highlights:
Successfully defended directors and family members against insolvency proceedings threatened as against them by insolvency practitioners.
Successfully advising lender in relation to Isle of Man proceedings brought against the appointed Receivers by the company. Led strategy in successful strike-out/summary judgment application and defended resulting appeal.
Led case defending a corporate against a without notice provisional liquidation application commenced by HMRC through to an expedited hearing.
Led particularly complex case defending a multi-million-pound misfeasance claim against two high-net worth individuals.
Acted for creditor of high-net-worth individual who sought individual voluntary arrangement. Successfully challenged on grounds of a material irregularity vis-à-vis the appointment. Subsequently defended appeal.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Frank Bouette spearheads the practice group at DMH Stallard LLP which advises on complex insolvency and restructuring matters, benefitting from support from the firm’s transactional finance and finance litigation teams to provide a comprehensive service to its diverse client base. Bouette is a key name for advising OMBs, directors, funders and insolvency practitioners. Oliver Jackson is another important port of call within the group, while Michael Lynch (London) adds his weight to the team.